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Article ID: 894542 - Last Review: September 19, 2007 - Revision: 2.1

Description of the security update for Publisher 2003: September 12, 2006

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-054. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2003. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional: This security update was first included in Office 2003 Service Pack 3. For more information about the latest service pack for Office 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870924  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=870924/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

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Issues that the security update fixes

In addition to the issues that are described in the security bulletin, this security update addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
917705  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=917705/ ) Description of the Publisher 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 4, 2006
919737  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=919737/ ) Description of the Publisher 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: May 24, 2006

Known issues

  • After you install this security update, you cannot open Microsoft Publisher 2.0 publications in Publisher 2003. If you try to open a Publisher 2.0 file in Publisher 2003, you receive the following error message:
    Publisher cannot open this file. This file was saved from a previous version of Publisher. Publisher no longer supports files that were saved in this version.
  • If you do not have Publisher 2003 installed, Microsoft Update or Office Update may still offer this update. For more information about why you may be offered to install this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    830335  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=830335/ ) Office Update offers updates for Office programs that you do not have installed

Removal information

To remove this update, use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
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