Office 2000 Japanese Input Method Editor Hotfix Package: September 12, 2003 (827139)

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office 2000 Japanese Input Method Editor issues that are fixed in the Office 2000 Japanese Input Method Editor hotfix package that is dated September 12, 2003.

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Issues That Are Fixed in the Hotfix Package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package.

When you use the Input Method Editor (IME) in Microsoft Office 2000 to type Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters, you may experience one of the following symptoms:
- When you type DBCS characters to change the name of a folder, Microsoft Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 95 may stop responding.
  
  -or-
- When you type DBCS characters in a text box on a Web Page, Microsoft Internet Explorer may stop responding.

Note This issue also affects the Office 2000 Japanese Input Method Editor when used with Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me). The fix that is described in this article does not apply to the Office 2000 Japanese Input Method Editor when used with Windows Explorer in Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

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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 for installing this hotfix.

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Restart Information

You must 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 activate 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.

The Japanese version of this rollup 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   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   12-Sep-2003  22:27  4.72.3110.0     1,021,744  Office2000-kb827139-jpn.exe

After the hotfix is installed, the Japanese version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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   14-May-2003  01:26  7.0.1.8913        530,432  Imejp.ime
   18-Oct-2002  00:50  7.0.1.8217        267,536  Imejpdct.dll     
   25-Jul-2003  00:00  7.0.1.9000        575,760  Imejpknl.dll     
   09-Oct-2002  20:45  7.0.1.8209        208,896  Imejputy.dll     
   09-Oct-2002  20:54  7.0.1.8209        293,376  Imepad.dll       
   09-Oct-2002  20:51  7.0.1.8209         87,552  Imeskdic.dll     
   09-Oct-2002  21:12  7.0.1.8209        304,128  Imeskf.dll       
   09-Oct-2002  21:09  7.0.1.8209        177,152  Multibox.dll     
   09-Oct-2002  21:20  7.0.1.8209        120,832  Softkey.dll

Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.back to the top