Microsoft has released the Office 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office 2000. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
- Issues that are fixed by 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 that are included in the hotfix package
- The files that are contained in the hotfix package
This article describes the Microsoft Office 2000 issue that
is fixed in the Office 2000 post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix package that is
dated May 13, 2004.
Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:
840644Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=840644/
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"There are no Office Assistant character files present" error message when you start an Office 2000 program for the second time
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 and full-file versions of this hotfix are a
post-Office 2000 SP3 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000
SP3 installed.
For
additional information about Office 2000 SP3, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 326585Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=326585/
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OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- 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: 811002Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=811002/
)
Office 2000 updates and patches released after November 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
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 to 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.
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
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13-May-2004 18:47 1,441,536 Blnmgrff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
13-May-2004 18:17 1,437,444 Blnmgrop.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
--------------------------------------------------
30-Apr-2004 21:20 9.0.0.8830 73,785 Blnmgr.dll
For more information about installing this hotfix package, 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:
824684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates