Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: July 23, 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated July 23, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the 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.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

This hotfix fixes the following issues that are not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you try to open a Word 2007 document that contains a link to a Microsoft Excel chart object from a document library on a SharePoint site, Word 2007 may stop responding.
• In Word 2007 with Service Pack 1, when you try to perform a search in a document, Word 2007 may run in an infinite loop until you press ESC.
  
  This problem may occur if one of the following conditions is true:
  • You open a text file and then perform the first search for a string that contains the following special search code:
    ^p
    Note ^p is the special search code for the paragraph mark
  • You open a text file and then search for a string that contains the special search code ^p. After the last occurrence of the string that contains this special search code is found, Word 2007 should start the search again from the beginning of the text file. However, after the search finds the last occurrence of the string, Word 2007 enters into an infinite loop.
  • You search for text in an Arabic-language document that contains a kashida character that is not preceded by any letter. Additionally, the text that you search for is not contained in the document, or the text that you search for only occurs after the kashida character.
• On a client computer that has the 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 installed, you specify Hebrew as the enabled editing language for all Microsoft Office programs. In this case, Outlook 2007 may stop responding when you try to open a Hebrew language meeting request.

Hotfix information

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: 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

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Registry information

You do not have to make any changes to the registry to apply this hotfix.

File information

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

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 item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:Additional notes

• For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
• For more information about software update terminology, 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