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Description of the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package: May 8, 2007

Article ID: 936866

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 issue that is fixed in the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package that is dated May 8, 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.

INTRODUCTION

Issue that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

All shapes in PowerPoint 2007 contain the TAGS collection. However, when you save a presentation in the PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (.ppt) format, the TAGS collection may be lost on some shapes in the presentation.

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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

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

You do not have to 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.

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 global 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

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Office-kb936866-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	12.0.6015.5000	5,702,648	14-May-2007	23:24

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Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name	File size	Date	Time
Powerpoint.msp	4,828,160	08-May-2007	14:28

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

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Ppcore.dll	12.0.6020.5000	7,987,584	08-May-2007	22:56

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