Microsoft KB Archive/833844

= Word 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: December 16, 2003 =

Article ID: 833844

Article Last Modified on 10/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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ARTICLE CONTENTS

 * SUMMARY
 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * REFERENCES



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Word 2000 issues that are fixed in the Word 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated December 16, 2003.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package but were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:   When you create a new Word 2000 document from a template that contains an AutoNew macro that updates fields and inserts an AutoText entry with a textbox in the header of the document, Word may quit unexpectedly and you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Word for Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If you view the details of the error message, you receive an error signature that is similar to the following:   AppName      AppVer      ModName      ModVer      Offset --  Winword.exe  9.0.0.6929  Winword.exe  9.0.0.6929  001d3432  When you type text in a Word 2000 document that wraps to a new line, gridlines may disappear. This issue may occur when all the following conditions are true:  You have Microsoft Word 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) installed. You start the Magnifier tool (click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then point to Accessibility) before you start Word 2000. You turn on gridlines after you start Word and before you start typing text. To turn on gridlines in Word, follow these steps:  Start Word.</li> On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Drawing.</li> On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, and then click Grid.</li> In the Drawing Grid dialog box, click to select the Display gridlines on screen check box, and then click OK.</li></ol> </li></ul> </li></ul>

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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
<ul> The optimized and the full-file versions of this hotfix are a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed.

For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

</li> This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later.

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

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 updates and patches released after November 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

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Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix.

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

834003 Word 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: February 13, 2004

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Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain 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) 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. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Size       File name ---  16-Dec-2003  22:58  4,783,024  Winwordff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 16-Dec-2003 22:28  1,594,288  Winwordop.msp (Optimized) After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table: <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version     Size    File name --  12-Dec-2003  20:53  9.0.0.8411  8,826,932  Winword.exe Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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