Microsoft KB Archive/890483

= Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 7, 2004 =

Article ID: 890483

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack
 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Access 2003

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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office 2003. This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:''


 * Issues that the hotfix package fixes
 * 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
 * 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 Office 2003 issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 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:
 * If you check the spelling of a Dutch word that contains a superfluous hyphen in Microsoft Office Word 2003, the word may be flagged as incorrect. If you then click Change All, the spelling checker may cause Word 2003 to stop responding (hang).

If you press the ESC key when Word 2003 stops responding, the spelling checker may prompt you to continue checking the document. This may not restore Word 2003 in all circumstances. You may have to use Task Manager to close Word 2003. To do this, follow these steps:
 * Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
 * Click Task Manager.
 * Click the Applications tab.
 * Click Microsoft Word in the Task list.
 * Click End Task.

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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Prerequisites
The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix:  The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2003 SP1 installed. For additional information about Office 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842532 Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1

 The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed or on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed.

However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed than we have on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed, some file conflicts may occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend it.

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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 not replaced by any later hotfix.

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

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue 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 Dutch 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.

Download information   Date          Time    Version         Size      File name ---  21-Dec-2004   16:56   1.3.1.4         232,538   214453_intl_i386_zip.exe 07-Dec-2004  16:55   5.0.2919.6304   165,408   Office2003-kb890483-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information   Date          Time    Size      File name 07-Dec-2004  16:27   182,272   Ptkff.msp (full-file/administrative) 07-Dec-2004  16:25   130,048   Ptkop.msp (optimized)

After this hotfix is installed, the Dutch 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 --  06-Oct-2004   21:16   3.0.7.6   155,648   Msspell3.dll

Notes  For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.</li> For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the &quot;Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations&quot; topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/patch_o2k3.htm

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