Description of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: May 25, 2004 (838022)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Student and Teachers Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released an update to the Dutch and the French versions of Microsoft Office 2003.

Article Contents

INTRODUCTION

Under certain circumstances, Microsoft Office 2003 can quit unexpectedly when you access the Dutch spelling checker. This update corrects that potential error. The Dutch spelling checker is included in the Dutch version and in the French version of Office 2003.

This article describes how to download and how to install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022.

This update or security patch was first included in Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
For additional information about the latest service pack for Office 2003, 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

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MORE INFORMATION

How to download and how to install the update

Client update

If you installed Office 2003 from a CD-ROM, you have the following two options:
  • Use the Microsoft Office Update Web site to automatically install all the latest updates that include all the available service packs, security updates, and updates.
  • Install only the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 by following the steps that are listed later in this article.
Note Microsoft recommends that you install the client update by using the Office Update Web site. The Office Update Web site detects your particular installation of Microsoft Office and prompts you to install exactly what you must have to make sure that your Microsoft Office installation is up-to-date.

Office Update Web site

To have the Office Update Web site detect the updates that you must install on your computer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/default.aspx

After detection is complete, you receive a list of recommended updates for your approval. Click Start Installation to complete the process.

Install only the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022

To download and to install the client update, follow these steps:
  1. Download the appropriate update for your version of Office.

    The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

    DownloadDownload the Dutch version of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 client package now.
    DownloadDownload the French version of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 client package now.

    Release Date: May 25, 2004

    For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

    Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
  2. Click Open to start the download and installation of Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022.
  3. If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
  4. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
  5. Insert your Office 2003 CD-ROM when you are prompted to do so, and then click OK.
  6. When you receive a message that indicates that the installation was successful, click OK.
Note After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before you installed the update, you must remove Office 2003 and reinstall it from the original CD-ROM.
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Administrative update

If you installed Office 2003 from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your computer.

If you are the server administrator, follow these steps to download the administrative update:
  1. In Microsoft Windows Explorer, create a folder that is named KB838022.
  2. Download the update.

    The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

    DownloadDownload the Dutch version of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 full-file package now.

    DownloadDownload the French version of the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 full-file package now.
    Release Date: May 25, 2004

    For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

    Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
  3. Click Save to save the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 to the KB838022 folder.
  4. In Windows Explorer, double-click the office2003-kb838022-fullfile-nld.exe file or double-click the office2003-kb838022-fullfile-fra.exe file.
  5. If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
  6. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
  7. In the Type the location where you want to place the extracted files box, type c:\kb838022, and then click OK.
  8. If you are familiar with the procedure for updating your administrative installation, click Start, and then click Run.

    Type the following command in the Open box:

    msiexec /a admin path\MSI file /p c:\kb838022\MSP file shortfilenames=true

    In this command, admin path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office 2003 (for example, C:\Office2003), MSI file is the .msi database package for the Office 2003 product (for example, Pro11.msi), and MSP file is the name of the administrative update (for example, Mssp3nlff.msp).

    Note You can append the /qb+ switch to the command line so that the Office 2003 Administrative Installation dialog box and the End User License Agreement dialog box do not appear.
  9. To deploy the update to the client workstations, click Start, and then click Run.

    Type the following command in the Open box:

    msiexec /i admin path\MSI file reinstall=Feature List REINSTALLMODE=VOMU

    In this command, admin path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office 2003 (for example, C:\Office2003), MSI file is the MSI database package for the Office 2003 product (for example, Pro11.msi), and Feature List is the case-sensitive list of feature names that must be reinstalled for the update.
To install all the features, you can use the REINSTALL=ALL value, or you can install the following feature:

SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1043

For additional information about how to update your administrative installation and how to deploy to client workstations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

829197 HOW TO: Install updates to an administrative installation of Office 2003

This Microsoft Knowledge Base article contains standard instructions for installing an administrative public update. For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/2003/838022.htm?

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Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Office Proofing Tools

For complete Microsoft Office 2003 functionality, install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Office Proofing Tools if you use the Office Proofing Tools.

To install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Office Proofing Tools, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CF6CA521-C0FF-4786-AAC9-58EAE152F2E2

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Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Multilingual User Interface Pack

For complete Office 2003 functionality, install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Multilingual User Interface Pack if you use the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI).

To install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 for Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7961E095-77F0-4847-BDB3-DE483F9398C5

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How to determine if the update is installed

The update contains an updated version of the following file:
   File name    Version
   --------------------
   Mssp3nl.dll  3.0.7.3

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of one or more of the files listed in the table. To determine the version of the Mssp3nl.dll file that is installed on your computer, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
  1. Click Start, and then click Search.
  2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.
  3. In the All or part of the file name box, type Mssp3nl.dll, and then click Search.
  4. In the list of files, right-click the Mssp3nl.dll file, and then click Properties.
  5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the Mssp3nl.dll file that is installed on your computer.
Note If the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 is already installed on your computer, you receive the following error message when you try to install the Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022:
This update has already been applied or is included in an update that has already been applied.
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List of issues that are fixed by the update

The Office 2003 Dutch Spelling Checker Update: KB838022 fixes the following issue.
  • Office 2003 quits when you check the spelling of Dutch-language text.

    When you check the spelling of text in a Dutch-language document in a Microsoft Office 2003 document, the Office program may quit unexpectedly and you receive the following error message:
    Microsoft ProgramName has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
    If you view the details of the error message, you receive an error signature that is similar to the following:
    Application Name   Application Version   Module Name   Module Version   Offset
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Winword.exe        11.0.5604.0           Mssp3nl.dll    3.0.7.2         00008c46
Outlook.exe        11.0.5510.0           Mssp3nl.dll    3.0.7.2         00008c46
Powerpnt.exe       11.0.5529.0           Mssp3nl.dll    3.0.7.2         00008c46
Mspub.exe          11.0.5525.0           Mssp3nl.dll    3.0.7.2         00008c46
Winword.exe        11.0.6113.0           Mssp3nl.dll    3.0.7.2         00008c46
    For additional information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    833752 The Dutch version of Office 2003 programs quits unexpectedly when you use the spelling checker feature to check the spelling

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/13/2006
Keywords:kbOffice2003sp1fix kbfix kbUpdate KB838022 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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