Microsoft KB Archive/938574

= Description of the Input Method Editor (Japanese) 2007 hotfix package: June 20, 2007 =

Article ID: 938574

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Input Method Editor 2007

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SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office Input Method Editor 2007 issue that is fixed in the Input Method Editor (Japanese) 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 20, 2007.

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 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 the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
 * You use Microsoft Office Input Method Editor (IME) 2007 to input Japanese characters in a 2007 Microsoft Office program. If you then convert the characters to kanji characters, the conversion of the characters may take longer than in earlier versions of IME.


 * You start the computer from hibernation. Then, you use Microsoft Office Input Method Editor (IME) 2007 to input Japanese characters in a 2007 Microsoft Office program. If you then try to convert the characters to kanji characters, the characters cannot be converted.



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

Download the Input Method Editor (Japanese) 2007 hotfix package now.

Release Date: June 20, 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 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

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

Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Post-installation information
After you apply this Hotfix, you must repair the dictionary.

Note You may lose some study information when you repair the dictionary.

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 Japanese version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date 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 information

32-bit hotfix package
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

After the hotfix is installed, the Japanese version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

64-bit hotfix package
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

After the hotfix is installed, the Japanese 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 the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates



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