Description of the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 28, 2004 (883931)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Professional
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer

SUMMARY

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

  • The issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • The 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

Article contents

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 September 28, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you log on to a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer for the first time after you install the Office XP Alternative User Input Update: March 9, 2004, the Input Method Editor (IME) 2002 is not listed in the Installed services list of the Text services and input languages dialog box.

    To view the Installed services list, follow these steps:
    1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
    2. Click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options.
    3. Click Regional and Language Options.
    4. On the Languages tab, click Details.
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MORE INFORMATION

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

There are no prerequisites required to install this hotfix.

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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 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 global 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.
   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   28-Sep-2004  21:45  3,920,896  Msctf.msp
After you install the hotfix, the global 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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   07-Jan-2002  23:26  5.1.2409.24  229,888  Sptip.dll
   26-May-2004  21:15  5.1.2409.38  289,792  Msctf.dll
   22-May-2003  06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0404.dll
   22-May-2003  06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0411.dll
   22-May-2003  06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0412.dll
   22-May-2003  06:49  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0804.dll
   03-Sep-2003  03:33  8.0.5702.0   192,591  Imjpmig.exe
   12-Aug-2004  21:48  5.1.2409.39  109,056  Input98.cpl
   12-Aug-2004  21:48  5.1.2409.39  109,568  Input.cpl
   22-May-2003  06:49  5.1.2409.34  169,472  Msimtf.dll
Note For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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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

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbOfficeXPpostSP3fix kbBug kbQFE kbfix kbHotfixRollup KB883931 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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