Description of the security update for Word 2002: July 12, 2005

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-035. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200507.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200507.mspx)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-035.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-035.mspx)

Issues that the security update fixes

Besides the issues that are described in the security bulletin, the security update for Microsoft Word 2002 (KB895589) addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 896601  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896601/ ) Description of the Microsoft Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: April 4, 2005
• 896892  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896892/ ) Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: April 21, 2005
• 898059  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898059/ ) Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: April 25, 2005
• 899411  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899411/ ) Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 16, 2005
• 899908  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899908/ ) Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 25, 2005

Known issues

Known issues that may occur after the security update is installed

You may not have the option to uninstall the update from the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. There are several possible causes for this issue.

For more information about the possible causes for this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Removal information

To remove this update, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

Note When you remove this update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office XP CD in the CD drive.

For more information about how to remove Office updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: