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Description of Office Access Runtime and Data Connectivity Components 2007 SP3

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Introduction

Microsoft Office Access Runtime and Data Connectivity Components 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office Access 2007 Runtime and the Database Connectivity Components driver for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. These updates include two main categories of fixes:

Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack. In addition to general product fixes, this includes improvements in stability, performance, and security.
All the public updates, security updates, cumulative updates, and hotfixes that were released through August 2011.

Because Office service packs are cumulative, you do not have to install Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 before you install Service Pack 3. Service Pack 3 includes all fixes which were included in Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2.

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How to obtain and install the service packs

Method 1: Microsoft Update (recommended)

To download the service pack from Microsoft Update, visit the following Microsoft website:

Microsoft Update

(http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx)

Enrolling in Microsoft Update is the recommended way to update products to SP3. Microsoft Update will detect which products that you have installed, and then apply all updates to the products.

Method 2: Download the SP3 package from Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Download the Office Access Runtime and Data Connectivity Components 2007 SP3 package now.

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD20AB7A-C188-4E25-AAB4-36FCA7304051)

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ )

How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Overview of SP3 improvements

Office Access Runtime and Data Connectivity Components 2007 SP3 includes all the fixes and improvements for Office Access 2007.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2526086

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526086/ )

Description of the 2007 Office suite SP3 and of Office Language Pack 2007 SP3

Known issues and behavior changes

2591067

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591067/ )

Known issues that you may experience when you install the 2007 Office suite SP3 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3

Technical information

For more information about this service pack, including a list of the affected files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2591039

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591039/ )

Technical details about the 2007 Office system SP3 releases

Service pack removal

2007 Microsoft Office Service Pack 3 supports removal of client updates by using both the command line and the Microsoft Service Pack Uninstall Tool for the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. The Service Pack Uninstall Tool is available as a separate download. For more information about this tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

954914

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954914/ )

Microsoft Service Pack Uninstall Tool for the 2007 Microsoft Office suite