Word 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: August 25, 2003 (827140)

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Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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.

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Prerequisites

• The optimized and full-file versions of this hotfix are a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed.
  
  For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  326585 OFF2000: Overview of the Office 2000 Service Pack 3

• This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later.
  
  For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0

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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 package is replaced by a later hotfix package.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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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 global version of this 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   Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   25-Aug-2003  21:43  4,788,900  Winwordff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   25-Aug-2003  21:07  1,590,500  Winwordop.msp (Optimized)

After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name
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   25-Aug-2003  04:39  9.0.0.8021   8,826,932  Winword.exe 

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