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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 13, 2004

Article ID: 885257 - View products that this article applies to.

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
IInformation about whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
Files that the hotfix package contains

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 13, 2004.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

885298
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885298/ )
The ToolTip for a custom namespace extension shows the mapped file path in the My Places bar of Office 2003 programs

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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. 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 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.

Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:

The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2003 SP1 installed.

For more information about Office 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
842532
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842532/ )
Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1
The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with SP1 installed or without SP1 installed. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on Office 2003 with SP1 than we have on Office 2003 without SP1. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without SP1, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix.

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

887593

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887593/ )

Description of the Microsoft Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 12, 2004

Registry information

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

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

885298

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885298/ )

The ToolTip for a custom namespace extension shows the mapped file path in the My Places bar of Office 2003 programs

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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.

Download information:

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13-Sep-2004  18:29  5.0.2919.6304  7,349,280  Office2003-kb885257-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information:

   Date         Time   Size        File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
   13-Sep-2004  10:42  13,130,240  Msoff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   13-Sep-2004  08:21   5,451,264  Msoop.msp (Optimized)

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

   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   11-Sep-2004  02:39  11.0.6404.0  12,221,632  Mso.dll

Additional notes:

For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations
(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-2003-resource-kit/strategies-for-updating-office-2003-installations-HA001152574.aspx)

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REFERENCES

For more 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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