Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: January 17, 2004 (833847)

SUMMARY

This article describes the issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package that is dated January 17, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package but were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

When you try to embed an OLE object that is stored in a SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft document library into a PowerPoint 2003 slide, you may receive the following error message:

You cannot use an Internet address here. Enter a path that points to a location on your computer or on the network.

When you insert a PowerPoint 2003 object, a separate session of PowerPoint 2003 starts and is brought to the foreground. Editing the text in this PowerPoint 2003 session does not affect the embedded object. This issue occurs only when the UI language of PowerPoint 2003 is Turkish and if is no other instance of PowerPoint 2003 running when you insert the object.

If you assign two or more animations to a table in PowerPoint 2003, modify the table, and then reopen the presentation, the animation is lost.

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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 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, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 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:

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

The optimized version of this hotfix is an Office 2003 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2003 installed.

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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

TThis hotfix is replaced by a later hotfix.

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

837236 Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: March 6, 2004

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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 hotfix 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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   17-Jan-2004  04:04  2,087,424  Powerpnt-binary-glb.msp
   17-Jan-2004  11:11  4,194,816  Powerpnt-fullfile-glb.msp

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

   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   30-Dec-2003  20:46  11.0.6029.0     6,134,472  Powerpnt.exe

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