Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 21, 2004 (842522)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Word 2002. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that are contained in the hotfix package

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Word 2002 issues that are fixed in the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated May 21, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:

  • 841886 Closed embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in PowerPoint 2002 consumes 100 percent CPU time after Word 2002 quits

The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package, but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • If you start Word with no active document and then you programmatically activate an embedded Word document that is contained in a document in another Office program and run a macro that makes a change to the embedded Word document that is opened in a stand-alone window using the Border object or the Borders collection, you receive the following error message:
    Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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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

  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed.

    For additional information about Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    832671 Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

  • The optimized version of 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:

    330537 OFFXP: Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

  • The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP1 or on Office XP SP2 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 3. If you install this hotfix on a computer that has Office XP SP1 or that has Office XP SP2 installed, some file conflicts might occur. Microsoft supports this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.
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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 more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842319 Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 17, 2004

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Registry information

You must create or modify a registry key to use one of the hotfixes that is contained in this package.

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

841886 Closed embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in PowerPoint 2002 consumes 100 percent CPU time after Word 2002 quits

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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
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------
   21-May-2004  05:23  8,302,592  Winwordff.msp (full-file/administrative)
   21-May-2004  04:15  2,243,072  Winwordop.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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   19-May-2004  23:52  10.0.6716.0  10,627,784  Winword.exe
Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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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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