A critical update is available to remove unacceptable symbols from the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font that is included with Microsoft Office 2003. The Bookshelf Symbol 7 font is contained in the Bssym7.ttf file.

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Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the Windows-KB833407-x86-enu.exe package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A0F1DFC7-6A7F-4E9B-9A20-7751CE1ED795&displaylang=en)
Download the Windows-KB833407-ia64-enu.exe package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1FAC2DFC-D73B-4132-81F2-AAA893370028&displaylang=en)
Release Date: February 10, 2004

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To install this update from Windows Update, visit the following Microsoft Web site and install the 833407 critical update:Note Windows Update only offers this critical update to you if the Bssym7.ttf file exists in your Fonts folder or if the Bookshelf Symbol 7 Font Removal Tool is installed. The Bookshelf Symbol 7 Font Remove Tool is documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this software update. However, characters in the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font may display incorrectly if the font is in use when you apply this software update. To resolve this problem, restart your computer.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Size    File name
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   12-Dec-2003  16:42  54,412  Bssym7.ttf

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