Microsoft KB Archive/837820

= Description of the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 19, 2004 =

Article ID: 837820

Article Last Modified on 3/3/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Proofing Tools Standard Edition

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


 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * 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 are contained in the hotfix package



Article contents

 * INTRODUCTION
 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * Office XP (client)
 * Office XP Proofing Tools Kit
 * 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 May 19, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package, but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
 * When you check the grammar of the text in your Office XP document, the Office XP program may stop responding (hang). This issue occurs because of certain sentence structures of your text such as an abbreviation that contains a period that is a noun. This issue may occur in the following language versions of Office XP:
 * Russian
 * Ukrainian
 * Bulgarian
 * Estonian
 * Latvian
 * Lithuanian

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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
 The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-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 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:

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

 The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP2 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 3. If you install this hotfix on a computer with Office XP SP2 installed, some file conflicts might occur. Microsoft supports this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

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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 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.

Office XP (client)
The Russian 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.   Date         Time   Size     File name 14-May-2004 20:16  585,216  Msgrruff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 14-May-2004 20:00  245,760  Msgrruop.msp (Optimized) After you install the hotfix, the Russian version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:   Date         Time   Version   Size     File name ---  24-Nov-2003  13:08  2.0.14.0  405,504  Msgren32.dll

Office XP Proofing Tools Kit
The Russian 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. :   Date         Time   Size       File name --  19-May-2004  01:49  2,287,616  Ruslpkff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 19-May-2004 01:48    108,032  Ruslpkop.msp (Optimized) After you install the hotfix, the Russian 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 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.5417.0    133,856  Contab32.dll 05-May-2004 01:47  10.0.6713.0    113,352  Emablt32.dll 18-May-2004 21:14  10.0.6713.0    199,360  Emsabp32.dll 18-May-2004 21:15  10.0.6711.0    539,328  Emsmdb32.dll 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.6308.0    129,760  Emsui32.dll 24-Nov-2003 13:08  2.0.14.0       405,504  Msgren32.dll 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.6515.0    854,752  Msmapi32.dll 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.6515.0    535,264  Mspst32.dll 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.6515.0    744,160  Outex.dll 18-May-2004 21:16  10.0.6711.0  2,230,976  Outllibr.dll 22-Jan-2004 15:07  10.0.6308.0    338,656  Pstprx32.dll Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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