Description of the update for Office Word 2003: January 2010

This article discusses an update for Microsoft Office Word 2003. This update contains stability and performance improvements for Office Word 2003.

This is an update to Office Word 2003. You must install this update if you are instructed by Microsoft in a separate communication.

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

Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b476c4bd-3342-49ac-bb47-d59927d489f0)

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870924/EN-US/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

File information

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