This article describes the Microsoft Office XP issue that is fixed in the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated May 19, 2004.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package, but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you check the grammar of the text in your Office XP document, the Office XP program may stop responding (hang). This issue occurs because of certain sentence structures of your text such as an abbreviation that contains a period that is a noun. This issue may occur in the following language versions of Office XP:
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Bulgarian
  • Estonian
  • Latvian
  • Lithuanian

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.

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, submit a request to 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

• The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-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  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=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  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=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 2 (SP2). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP2 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 3. If you install this hotfix on a computer with Office XP SP2 installed, some file conflicts might occur. Microsoft supports 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 or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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.

Office XP (client)

The Russian 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. After you install the hotfix, the Russian version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:

Office XP Proofing Tools Kit

The Russian 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. : After you install the hotfix, the Russian version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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: