This article describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issues that
are fixed in the Office 2003 hotfix package that is dated March 18, 2004.
Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package:
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Office 2003 documents take longer than expected to open in Internet Explorer
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Controls on an Excel 2003 worksheet change size after you change the screen resolution
The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package, but it
was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
- When you print in a Microsoft Office 2003 program, the
Find Printer button may be available in the
Print dialog box (on the File menu, click
Print) although you have a policy enforced that should make
the Find Printer button not available to you.
Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in 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:
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How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this hotfix.
Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this
hotfix.
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:
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Description of the Office 2003 hotfix package: May 14, 2004
Registry information
You must create or modify a registry key to use one or more of the
hotfixes that this package contains.
For additional
information about the registry key, click the following article number to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=837255/
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Office 2003 documents take longer than expected to open in Internet Explorer
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Controls on an Excel 2003 worksheet change size after you change the screen resolution
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
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18-Mar-2004 17:43 11.0.6204.0 6,482,152 Office2003-kb835704-glb.exe
Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:
Date Time Size File name
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18-Mar-2004 16:57 9,378,304 Mso11-fullfile-glb.msp (full-file/administrative)
18-Mar-2004 14:22 5,009,920 Mso11-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
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12-Mar-2004 18:45 11.0.6204.0 12,180,160 Mso.dll
Additional notes
- For more information about how to install this hotfix, see
the Readme.txt file that the package contains.
- For more information about the differences between the two
MSP files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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:
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates