Microsoft KB Archive/917153

= Description of the update for PowerPoint 2002: July 11, 2006 =

Article ID: 917153

Article Last Modified on 9/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. This article contains information about how to obtain the update. Additionally, this article includes information about the issues that are fixed by the update, the issues that you may encounter after the update is installed, and how to determine whether the update is installed.''



INTRODUCTION
This update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 provides the framework for a compatibility pack to open and save files using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.



List of issues that the service pack fixes
Update 917153 fixes the issues that are described in the following hotfix package:

917292 Description of the PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 4, 2006

Earlier released updates that this update includes
Update 917153 includes the following earlier released update:

916519 Description of the security update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002: June 13, 2006

Known issues that may occur after the update is installed
After you install update 917153, you may receive the following error message when you try to open a file that was previously saved in Microsoft Office Word 2007:

This file was created by a newer version of Microsoft Word. Do you want to download a compatibility pack so that you can work with this file?

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

919026 Error message when you try to open or to save a Microsoft Office 2007 file: &quot;Do you want to download a compatibility pack so that you can work with this file&quot;

Removal information
To remove this update, use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Note You may not have the option to remove the update from Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. For more information about how to remove certain Office updates by using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

903771 Information about the ability to uninstall Office updates

How to obtain and install the update
Update 917153 is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this update and to view installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=180B3765-DAF4-4F60-AAB0-7E7ABD2C0373

How to determine whether the update is installed
Update 917153 contains the file that has the version that is listed in the following table.

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of the file that is listed in the table. For more information about how to determine the version of Office XP that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

291331 How to check the version of Office XP

Information for administrators about .msp files
Update 917153 consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file). The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Powerpntff.msp

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators
If you update your administrative installation point and then recache and reinstall PowerPoint 2002 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[ ] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of PowerPoint 2002 from the administrative image. For update 917153, the value for [ ] is as follows:

PPTFiles

Alternatively, you can substitute the parameter REINSTALL=ALL to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.

The Office Admin Update Center for Office IT professionals contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/office/bb267346.aspx

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