Microsoft has released the Microsoft Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Word 2002. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
- Issues that are fixed in 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 in the package
- The files that are contained in the hotfix package
This article describes the Microsoft Word 2002 issues that
are fixed in the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated May
21, 2004.
Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:
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Closed embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in PowerPoint 2002 consumes 100 percent CPU time after Word 2002 quits
The following issue is also fixed in this hotfix package, but
was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
- If you start Word with no active document and then you programmatically activate an embedded Word document that is contained in a document in another Office program and run a macro that makes a change to the embedded Word document that is opened in a stand-alone window using the Border object or the Borders collection, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. We
are sorry for the inconvenience.
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-Microsoft
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: 832671Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=832671/
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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: 330537Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=330537/
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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 1 (SP1) or with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2
(SP2). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP1 or on Office
XP SP2 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 3. If you install this
hotfix on a computer that has Office XP SP1 or that has 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 replaced by a later hotfix.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=842319/
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Description of the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 17, 2004
Registry information
You must create or modify a registry key to use one of the
hotfixes that is contained in this package.
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=841886/
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Closed embedded Word object that contains a VBA macro in PowerPoint 2002 consumes 100 percent CPU time after Word 2002 quits
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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21-May-2004 05:23 8,302,592 Winwordff.msp (full-file/administrative)
21-May-2004 04:15 2,243,072 Winwordop.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
--------------------------------------------------------
19-May-2004 23:52 10.0.6716.0 10,627,784 Winword.exe
For more information about how to install 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:
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(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates