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



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 issue that is fixed in the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package that is dated March 6, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • You receive the following error message in PowerPoint 2003:
    This feature is not available. To make this feature available, please run Setup again, select "Add or Remove Features" and change the feature to "Run from My Computer" or "Run from CD/network".
    This problem may occur when you do any one of the following:
    • You click Slide Design on the Format menu.
    • You click New on the File menu, and then click From design template on the New Presentation task pane.
    • You select Slide Design in the Other Task Panes box on the task pane.
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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

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 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

There are no prerequisites for 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 replaced by a later hotfix.

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

838007 Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: March 14, 2004



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Registry information

You do not have to create or to 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.

Download information:
   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   06-Mar-2004  06:02  11.0.6203.0  3,230,440  Office2003-kb837236-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:
   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   06-Mar-2004  05:48  4,169,216  Powerpnt-fullfile-glb.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   06-Mar-2004  04:48  2,094,592  Powerpnt-binary-glb.msp (Optimized)

After you install the hotfix , the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   04-Mar-2004  16:19  11.0.6203.0  6,136,520  Powerpnt.exe
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Additional notes

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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:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbOffice2003sp1fix kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbOffice2003preSP1fix KB837236 kbAudITPRO kbAudEndUser