Description of the PowerPoint 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 21, 2006 (916154)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the PowerPoint 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003.

This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
  • The 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.
  • The files that the hotfix package contains.

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 21, 2006.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • You try to open a presentation that is protected by a password in PowerPoint programmatically by using a macro. When you do this, you are prompted for the password to open the presentation, for the password to modify the presentation, or for both. This issue may occur even when you have provided the password in the macro.

MORE INFORMATION

To resolve this problem, install this hotfix. This hotfix provides functionality so that you can append the password to the file name that is passed to the Open method in the macro. The password is delimited from the file name by two colons (::). This delimitation is supported for the Read password and for the Modify password.

The syntax that is used to append the Read password and the Modify password is as follows:

Open( "filename.ppt::readpassword::modifypassword" )

To specify a Read password when the presentation is opened, use the following syntax:

Open( filename.ppt::readpassword)

To specify a Modify password when the presentation is opened, you must provide the Read password as blank and then specify the Read password. To do this, use the following syntax:

Open( filename.ppt::::modifypassword" )

Note Read passwords cannot contain two colons (::) as part of the password.

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:

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.

Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
  • This hotfix is a Microsoft Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 installed. For more information about Office 2003 Service Pack 2, 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

  • You can apply this hotfix on a computer that is running Microsoft Office 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Office 2003 with Service Pack 1. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on Office 2003 with Service Pack 2 than we have on Office 2003 with Service Pack 1. If you apply this hotfix on a computer that is running Office 2003 with Service Pack 1, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

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

Hotfix file information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists.

The global version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.Download information
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Office2003-kb916154-glb.exe11.0.8018.02,841,33621-Mar-200619:00
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Powerpntff.msp5,716,48021-Mar-200618:59
After the hotfix package is installed, the global version of this hotfix package has the file attributes, or later file attributes, that are listed in the following table.
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe11.0.8018.06,252,23217-Mar-200623:27
Additional notes
  • For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
  • For more information about how to update Microsoft Office 2003, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic in the Office Admin Update Center. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011525741033.aspx

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected 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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/5/2006
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