Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 16, 2004 (889175)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface Pack
  • Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2003
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • 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 the hotfix package contains

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated December 16, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you programmatically create a child window in a Microsoft Office 2003 program, and then call the SetForegroundWindow API after you use the AllowSetForeground() function, the child window may not appear in the foreground.

    This issue may occur when if the following conditions are true:
    • You are using the Microsoft Office 2003 Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack.
    • You click the Language bar icon in the notification area to change the input language in the Office 2003 program.

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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 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 phone 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 full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed, or on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed.

However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Office 2003 SP1 installed than we have on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 without Office 2003 SP1 installed, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

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Restart information

You may have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that this package contains.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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 file attributes) 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
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   17-Dec-2004  19:45  5.0.2919.6304  1,332,256  Office2003-kb889175-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   16-Dec-2004  01:35  6,615,040  Msctf.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0804.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0412.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0411.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  5.1.2409.40  109,568  Input.cpl
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  5.1.2409.40  109,056  Input98.cpl
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  4.0.0.28       4,608  Hkl0404.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  5.1.2409.40   37,376  Dimm.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40  235,008  Mscandui.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40   57,344  Msctfp.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  5.1.2409.40  169,472  Msimtf.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40  166,912  Msutb.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:29  5.1.2409.40  159,744  Softkbd.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40  289,792  Msctf.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40   11,264  Ctfmon.exe
   12-Aug-2004  19:48  5.1.2409.39  229,888  Sptip.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40  166,912  Msutb.dll
   02-Nov-2004  19:28  5.1.2409.40  289,792  Msctf.dll

Notes For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix 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 product updates, tools, and add-ons


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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer KbVBA kbProgramming kbAutomation kbBug kbfix kbHotfixRollup kbOffice2003preSP2fix KB889175 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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