INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Microsoft Word 2002 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 31, 2006.
Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue.
917580 Some style names may change when a document that is saved in Word 2003 is opened in Word 2002
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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:
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.
Prerequisites
The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
- The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. The full-file version of this hotfix is a post-Service Pack 3 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP Service Pack 3 installed.
Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
Registry information
You must create a registry key or modify a registry key to use one of the hotfixes that this package contains.
For more information about the registry key, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
917580
Some style names may change when a document that is saved in Word 2003 is opened in Word 2002
Hotfix 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 this article lists.
The global version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and 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.Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
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| Winwordff.msp | 6,652,416 | 31-Mar-2006 | 17:05 |
After the hotfix package is installed, the global version of this hotfix package has the file attributes, or later file attributes, that are listed in the following table.
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| Winword.exe | 10.0.6796.0 | 10,709,704 | 30-Mar-2006 | 20:59 |
Additional notes:
- For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected 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