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Article ID: 976881 - Last Review: February 9, 2010 - Revision: 1.0

MS10-004: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2003: February 9, 2010

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS10-004. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4)
North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

MORE INFORMATION

More information about this security update

Known issues with this security update

  • This security update is offered when Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 is installed on the computer. This security update enables you to update presentations that were created by using the Package for CD feature in PowerPoint 2003.

    For more information about the Package for CD feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    828504  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=828504/ ) Description of how to use the Package for CD feature in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2007
    Note Stand-alone installations of Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003 are past their support life cycle and are not offered in this security update.

    We recommend that if you have a stand-alone installation of PowerPoint Viewer 2003, you migrate to a supported release to prevent potential exposure to vulnerabilities. For example, PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is not affected by these vulnerabilities. To obtain PowerPoint Viewer 2007, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485)

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To apply this security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain this service pack, 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

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:
957784  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=957784/ ) MS09-017: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2003: May 12, 2009

Removal information

To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or use the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

FILE INFORMATION

The English (United States) version of this security update 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 item in Control Panel.
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Powerpnt.exe11.0.8318.06,418,26402-Dec-200903:50
Pp7x32.dll11.0.8305.094,54429-Mar-200918:48
Pptview.exe11.0.8318.01,790,80815-Jan-201000:48

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Viewer
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