Microsoft has released the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office XP. 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 to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
- The files that the hotfix package contains
This article describes the Microsoft Office XP issue that is fixed in the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated December 7, 2004.
Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
- When you programmatically create a child window in a Microsoft Office XP program and then call the SetForegroundWindow API after you use the AllowSetForeground() function, the child window may not appear in the foreground.
This issue may occur if you use the Input Method Editor (IME) 2002, and then click the Language bar icon in the notification area to change the input language in the Office XP program.
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
- 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 version 2.0 or a later version.
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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Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
Restart information
You may 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 the hotfix that this package contains.
Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of 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 file attributes) 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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07-Dec-2004 20:15 3,921,920 Msctf.msp
After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
Date Time Version Size File name
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22-May-2003 06:49 4.0.0.28 4,608 Hkl0404.dll
22-May-2003 06:49 4.0.0.28 4,608 Hkl0411.dll
22-May-2003 06:49 4.0.0.28 4,608 Hkl0412.dll
22-May-2003 06:49 4.0.0.28 4,608 Hkl0804.dll
03-Sep-2003 03:33 8.0.5702.0 192,591 Imjpmig.exe
12-Aug-2004 21:48 5.1.2409.39 109,568 Input.cpl
12-Aug-2004 21:48 5.1.2409.39 109,056 Input98.cpl
02-Nov-2004 21:28 5.1.2409.40 289,792 Msctf.dll
22-May-2003 06:49 5.1.2409.34 169,472 Msimtf.dll
07-Jan-2002 23:26 5.1.2409.24 229,888 Sptip.dll
For additional 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:
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