Article ID: 843614
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
SUMMARY
Microsoft has released the text converters for the English version of Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Word 2003. 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 the hotfix package contains
INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2003 issues that are fixed in the text converters for the English version of Word 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated August 31, 2004.
back to the top
Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
This hotfix package also fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
When you try to open a Corel WordPerfect 5.1 document in Word 2003, the document starts to open, and then Word 2003 quits unexpectedly and you receive the following error message:
When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that is similar to one of the following error signatures:
Application name Application version Module name Module version Offset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winword.exe 11.0.5604.0 Wpft532.cnv 2003.1100.5510.0 0000f02d Winword.exe 11.0.6113.0 Wpft532.cnv 2003.1100.5510.0 0000f02d
- When you open a WordPerfect 5.1 document that contains continuous paragraph numbering in Word 2003, some paragraphs may not be numbered. Additionally, some of the paragraph numbering may be changed to the Roman numbering style such as I, II, III, IV.
MORE INFORMATION
Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003
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:
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:
Prerequisites
The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
- 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 SP1 installed or without SP1 installed. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on Office 2003 with SP1 than we have on Office 2003 without SP1. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without SP1, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.
Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
back to the top
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
back to the top
Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that this package contains.
back to the top
Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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 English 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 31-Aug-2004 16:52 5.0.2919.6304 247,328 Office2003-kb843614-enu.exe
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information:
Date Time Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------------- 31-Aug-2004 16:35 361,472 Msconvff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 31-Aug-2004 16:29 119,296 Msconvop.msp (Optimized)
After the hotfix is installed, the English 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 --------------------------------------------------------- 18-Aug-2004 05:39 2003.1100.6400 116,424 Msconv97.dll 18-Aug-2004 05:39 2003.1100.6400 171,208 Wpft532.cnv
Additional notes:
- For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
- For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.
REFERENCES
For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products. back to the top
Additional query words: word2003 wd2003 textcnv txtcnv textconverters wp5.1
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbconversion kbhotfixrollup kboffice2003presp2fix kboffice2003sp2fix kbhotfixserver KB843614
