Microsoft KB Archive/890766

= Description of the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: December 7, 2004 =

Article ID: 890766

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition

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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office XP. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:''


 * The issues that the hotfix package fixes
 * The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart your 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 to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
 * The files that the hotfix package contains



Article contents

 * INTRODUCTION
 * Issues that the hotfix package fixes
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * REFERENCES



INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Office XP issue that is fixed in the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated December 7, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
 * When you programmatically create a child window in a Microsoft Office XP program and then call the SetForegroundWindow API after you use the AllowSetForeground function, the child window may not appear in the foreground.

This issue may occur if you use the Input Method Editor (IME) 2002, and then click the Language bar icon in the notification area to change the input language in the Office XP program.

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Prerequisites
 This hotfix is a post-Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed.

For additional information about Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

832671 Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

 The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or a later version.

For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330537 Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0



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Restart information
You may have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information
You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to use the hotfix that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size       File name 07-Dec-2004 20:15  3,921,920  Msctf.msp After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name -  22-May-2003  06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0404.dll 22-May-2003 06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0411.dll 22-May-2003 06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0412.dll 22-May-2003 06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0804.dll 03-Sep-2003 03:33  8.0.5702.0   192,591  Imjpmig.exe 12-Aug-2004 21:48  5.1.2409.39  109,568  Input.cpl 12-Aug-2004 21:48  5.1.2409.39  109,056  Input98.cpl 02-Nov-2004 21:28  5.1.2409.40  289,792  Msctf.dll 22-May-2003 06:49  5.1.2409.34  169,472  Msimtf.dll 07-Jan-2002 23:26  5.1.2409.24  229,888  Sptip.dll Note For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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