Article ID: 934173 - Last Review: September 30, 2007 - Revision: 2.4

Description of the update for Word 2007: May 8, 2007

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released an update for Word 2007. This update fixes conversion issues that occur with Word documents. This article contains information about how to obtain the update and how to determine whether the update is installed.

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Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

This update is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this update and to obtain installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21394270-96F8-42B5-AF85-65C639055435&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21394270-96F8-42B5-AF85-65C639055435&displaylang=en)

How to determine whether the update is installed

The update contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Size
Wwlib.dll	12.00.6015.5000	17,400,688	30-Mar-2007	22:13

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table.

To determine the version of the files that are installed on the computer, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

Click Start, and then click Search.
In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
In the All or part of the file name box, type the file name, and then click Search.
In the list of files, right-click the found file, and then click Properties.
On the Version tab, examine the version of the file that is installed on the computer.

Information for administrators about .msp files

This update consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Wwlib.msp

For detailed procedures that describe how to update an administrative image and how to update client computers, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178982.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178982.aspx)

The Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx)

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

935865 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935865/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment Update for the Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

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