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Summary

This article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the Office Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated February 22, 2011.

This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes.

  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.

  • Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.

  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix packages.

  • Whether you must make any registry changes.

  • The files that the hotfix package contains.

INTRODUCTION

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

  • Assume that you try to print a document that contains PostScript fonts in Microsoft Office Word 2007. In this situation, certain PostScript fonts are not displayed correctly when you set the orientation to landscape.

  • Consider the following scenario:

    • You edit an HTML or MHT format file that contains a numbered list and an image between the list items in Office Word 2007.

    • You save the file.

    • You use Internet Explorer to view the file.

    In this scenario, the list number after the image restarts.

  • You try to obtain the position of an image objectby using the Selection.Information(wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage) function in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Office Word 2007. In this situation an incorrect value is returned for an image object that is located inside a nested table.

  • Consider the following scenario:

    • You open an Office Word document that contains a bulleted list by using Office Word 2007.

    • The indentation value for the bulleted list is negative.

    • You click on one of the bullets.

    In this scenario, the whole list shifts to a position where the indentation value is zero.

  • Office Word 2007 crashes when you delete an AUTONUMLGL field in a Word document that is in Track Changes mode. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

    "Unhandled exception at 0x3137b127 (WWLIB.DLL) in WINWORD.EXE: 0xC0000005: Access violation writing location 0x00521000."

  • You change the structure of a table in an Office Word 2007 document. The document contains nested tables and text. Then, you save the document. In this situation, certain characters are missing in the nested tables when you reopen the document.

  • Consider the following scenario:

    • You receive an email message that contains a mailto hyperlink.

    • You use the mailto hyperlink to send an email message.

    In this scenario, you receive the non-delivery report (NDR).

  • 2498939 "The spelling check was stopped before it finished" error when you use Office Outlook 2007 to send an email message that contains some misspelled words

  • 2503379 Subscripted letters and superscripted letters in an Office Word 2007 document table cell are cut off when you print the document or you save it as a .pdf file



Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 installed to apply this hotfix package. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

949585 How to obtain the latest service pack for the 2007 Office suite

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to resolve the issue that is listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Office-kb2475888-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

12.0.6554.5000

12,025,048

5-Feb-11

6:13

x86


Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Word-x-none.msp

Not Applicable

9,416,192

4-Feb-11

17:37

Not Applicable

Wordconv-x-none.msp

Not Applicable

2,547,712

4-Feb-11

17:37

Not Applicable


Wordconv-x-none.msp file information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Wordcnv.dll

12.0.6554.5000

4,677,992

4-Feb-11

12:52

x86


Word-x-none.msp file information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Msword.olb

12.0.6501.5000

868,712

11-Mar-09

19:58

Not Applicable

Winword.exe

12.0.6554.5000

408,936

4-Feb-11

13:13

x86

Wwlib.dll

12.0.6554.5000

18,107,240

4-Feb-11

13:13

x86



References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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