Description of the Word 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 19, 2004

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Word 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Word 2000. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes that are included in the hotfix package
The files that are contained in the hotfix package

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Word 2000 issue that is fixed in the Word 2000 post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix package that is dated August 19, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:

871270 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871270/ ) Memory usage increases every time that you run a VBA macro that references ProofreadingError objects from a document range in Word 2000

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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 this specific problem.

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, submit a request to 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 Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note 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.

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Prerequisites

The optimized and full-file versions of this hotfix are a post-Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP3 installed.

For additional information about Office 2000 SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
326585 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326585/ ) OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3
This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version.

For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
811002 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811002/ ) Office 2000 updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

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Restart information

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

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix. For more information about this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

887977 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887977/ ) Description of the security update for Microsoft Word 2000: April 12, 2005

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Registry information

You must create or modify a registry key to use the hotfix that is contained in this package.

For additional information about the registry key, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

871270 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871270/ ) Memory usage increases every time that you run a VBA macro that references ProofreadingError objects from a document range in Word 2000

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global 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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   19-Aug-2004  12:21  4,792,648  Winwordff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   19-Aug-2004  12:08  1,806,152  Winwordop.msp (Optimized)

After you install the hotfix, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table:

   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
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   16-Aug-2004  16:21  9.0.0.8925  8,831,028  Winword.exe

Note For more information about installing this hotfix package, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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