Article ID: 937158 - Last Review: December 12, 2007 - Revision: 2.2 Description of PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 1On This PageSUMMARYMicrosoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007. This article contains information about how to obtain the service pack. Additionally, this article contains information about how to determine whether the service pack is installed. INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains significant security improvements, significant stability improvements, and significant performance improvements. Some fixes that are included with PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 were previously released in separate updates. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 combines the previously released fixes into one update. MORE INFORMATIONService pack detailsDownloadable lists of the issues that the service pack fixesMicrosoft Office Excel workbooks are available that contain lists of the issues that PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 fixes.Note The workbooks are in English. The workbooks will not be translated into any other languages. The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Collapse this image ![]() Collapse this image ![]() Release Date: December 11, 2007 For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119591
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/
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How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Security bulletins that are associated with the service packPowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 is associated with the following security updates:936960
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936960/
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Description of the security update for the 2007 Microsoft Office system: August 14, 2007
934062
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934062/
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Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system: May 8, 2007
Previously released updates that the service pack includesPowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 includes the following previously released updates:934391
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934391/
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Description of the update for the 2007 Office programs: May 18, 2007
934395
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934395/
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Description of the update for the 2007 Office programs: May 18, 2007
Known issuesFor more information about known issues, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:942101
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942101/
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You receive an error message when you try to apply any of the 2007 Office Service Pack 1 packages on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2
942995
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942995/
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You are prompted unexpectedly to restart the computer after you install a 2007 Office service pack or a 2007 Office update
Installation detailsHow to obtain and install PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 is available on the Microsoft Download Center, together with installation instructions and deployment strategies. To download the service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E985ED98-5003-4DC1-88EC-3E151E4DC790&displaylang=en
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E985ED98-5003-4DC1-88EC-3E151E4DC790&displaylang=en)
Removal informationYou cannot use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the service pack. To remove PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1 from the computer, you must remove PowerPoint Viewer 2007, and then you must reinstall PowerPoint Viewer 2007 from the original PowerPoint Viewer 2007 CD-ROM. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:873125
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873125/
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You cannot remove service packs for Office 2003 products or 2007 Office products
How to determine whether the service pack is installedThe service pack contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.PPViewerSP1-en-us.mspCollapse this table
928116
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928116/
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How to determine which version of a 2007 Office product is installed
Information for administrators about .msp filesThe administrative service pack consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The .msp file in the following table is distributed in the service pack.Collapse this table
Features for reinstalling specific components for administratorsIf you update your administrative installation point and if you recache and reinstall PowerPoint Viewer 2007 on client computers, you can run a command that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of PowerPoint Viewer 2007 from the administrative image. For PowerPoint Viewer 2007 SP1, this property is as follows:REINSTALL=ALL For more information about how to distribute product updates for the 2007 Office system, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178995.aspx
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178995.aspx)
The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and the latest strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office products. For more information about the Office System TechCenter, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb267346.aspx
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb267346.aspx)
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