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Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 1

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Office 2003. The following "Article contents" section describes the information that this article contains about the service pack.

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office 2003. Office 2003 SP1 contains significant security enhancements and stability and performance improvements. Office 2003 SP1 also includes many performance and feature enhancements to Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003.
 

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Service pack details

List of issues that are fixed in the service pack



Microsoft Office Access 2003


For additional information about the issues that this service pack fixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

872834 Issues that are fixed in Access 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 1



Microsoft Office Excel 2003


For additional information about the issues that this service pack fixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

872835 Issues that are fixed in Excel 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 1



Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003


For additional information about the issues that this service pack fixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

872837 Issues that are fixed in FrontPage 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 1



Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issue that is described in the following hotfix package:

833859 InfoPath 2003 (German) hotfix package: March 12, 2004

Office 2003 SP1 fixes the following InfoPath 2003 issues that were not previously documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Task pane size is not saved when you work in Portrait view on a Tablet PC

When you resize a task pane in InfoPath 2003 that is installed on a Tablet PC computer, the task pane size is not saved when you work in Portrait view on the Tablet PC.


InfoPath 2003 quits unexpectedly when you replace a long string of text with a valid user name in User Roles

When you replace a long string of text with a valid user name in User Roles, InfoPath 2003 may quit unexpectedly.


Microsoft Office 2003


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following hotfix packages:

831939 Description of the Office 2003 hotfix package: January 29, 2004

835209 Office 2003 Resource Kit hotfix package: February 10, 2004

830001 Office 2003 hotfix package: March 5, 2004

835704 Description of Office 2003 hotfix package: March 18, 2004

837256 Office 2003 hotfix package: March 19, 2004

837015 Description of Office 2003 hotfix package: March 22, 2004

839657 Description of the Office 2003 hotfix package: May 14, 2004

837257 Description of the proofing tools for the Russian version of Office 2003 hotfix package: May 21, 2004

831940 Description of the proofing tools for the Dutch version of Office 2003 hotfix package: May 24, 2004

835211 Description of the proofing tools for the Swedish version of Office 2003 hotfix package: May 24, 2004

830815 Description of the proofing tools for the Italian version of Office 2003 hotfix package: June 1, 2004


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

835404 You receive the "File is not available" error message when you try to open an Office 2003 document

834603 How to redirect Clip Organizer file paths in Office 2003



Microsoft Office Outlook 2003


For additional information about the issues that are fixed in this service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

872839 Issues that are fixed in Outlook 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 1



Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following hotfix packages:

835728 PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: March 6, 2004

837236 PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: March 6, 2004

838007 PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: March 14, 2004



Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issue that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

835733 Current fill color or fill effect is not selected on Fill Color submenu in PowerPoint 2003

Office 2003 SP1 fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

"File is corrupted" error message when you try to open a presentation in PowerPoint Viewer 2003

When you try to open a PowerPoint 2003 presentation in PowerPoint Viewer 2003, you receive a "File is corrupted" error message. This issue may occur if the presentation was last saved in an earlier version of Microsoft PowerPoint such as Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. To work around this issue, resave the presentation in PowerPoint 2003 before you open the presentation in PowerPoint Viewer 2003.


Error message when you click "Package to CD" on the File menu

When you click Package to CD on the File menu and then click Copy to folder in PowerPoint 2003, you receive the following error message:
The digital certificate for the PowerPoint Viewer is invalid or has been tampered with. To include the viewer, reinstall Package for CD and the PowerPoint Viewer.


Microsoft Office Publisher 2003


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the issues that are described in the following hotfix packages:

835709 Publisher 2003 hotfix package: February 29, 2004

838901 Publisher 2003 hotfix package: April 1, 2004


Office 2003 SP1 fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Border art does not print or you receive an error message when you try to print a publication to a color PostScript printer

When you try to print a publication to a color PostScript printer that contains an object with border art, the border art does not print, or you receive a PostScript error message. This issue occurs when the Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray option is selected in the properties of your color printer.


The "Enable character spacing control" check box is not available in Publisher 2003

In Microsoft Publisher 2002, the Enable character spacing control check box was available on the Asian Typography tab. In Publisher 2003, the Enable character spacing control check box is not available.


The paper source changes back to the original setting when you change the paper source for your printer

When you change the paper source for your printer on the Printer and Paper tab in Publisher 2003, and then reopen the Printer and Paper tab, the paper source changes back to the original setting.


The picture changes back to original size when you click "Save as Linked Picture" in Graphics Manager

When you click Save as Linked Picture in Graphics Manager on the Tools menu, the picture in your publication changes back to its original size.


The HTML file size is large when you publish a publication after you turn off the "Allow PNG as a graphics format" option

When you turn off the Allow PNG as a graphics format to improve graphics quality option on the Web tab, and then publish your publication to a folder on your local hard disk drive, PNG graphic files are saved to the folder and large JPG files are not down-sampled. This issue causes the file size for the HTML page to be large.


Microsoft Office Word 2003


For additional information about the issues that are fixed in the service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

872844 Issues that are fixed in Word 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 1  

Security bulletins that are associated with the service pack

There are no security bulletins that are associated with Office 2003 SP1.
 

Earlier released updates that are included in the service pack

Office 2003 SP1 includes the following update that was previously released:

828041 Description of the Office 2003 critical update: November 4, 2003

The Dutch language version of Office 2003 SP1 includes the following update that was previously released:

834691 Description of Excel 2003 update: March 23, 2004

The Dutch language version of Office 2003 SP1 includes the following update that was previously released:

830000 Description of the update for Word 2003: January 27, 2004

The Danish language version of Office 2003 SP1 includes the following update that was previously released:

834013 Description of the Access 2003 Danish update: May 25, 2004

The Finish language version of Office 2003 SP1 includes the following earlier released update:

834702 Description of the Word 2003 update: May 25, 2004

The Dutch language version of Office 2003 SP1 includes the following update that was previously released:

838022 Description of the Office 2003 Dutch spelling checker update: May 25, 2004  

Known Issues

Known issues during installation of the service pack

There are no known issues when you install Office 2003 SP1.
 

Known issues that may occur after the service pack is installed

There is a known issue that occurs after you install Office 2003 SP1.

For additional information about the issue that occurs after the service pack is installed, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

873125 You cannot remove Service Pack 1 for Office 2003 products  

Installation details

Obtain and install the service pack

You can find the following information at the Microsoft Download Center:
To download the service pack from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9C51D3A6-7CB1-4F61-837E-5F938254FC47 

Determine whether the service pack is installed

The service pack contains updated versions of the following files: 

   File name       Version
   --------------------------
   Excel.exe       11.0.6355.0
   Frontpg.exe     11.0.6356.0
   Infopath.exe    11.0.6357.0
   Msaccess.exe    11.0.6355.0
   Outlook.exe     11.0.6353.0
   Powerpnt.exe    11.0.6255.0
   Winword.exe     11.0.6359.0
   Mspub.exe       11.0.6255.0

You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table.
For additional information about how to determine the version of Office 2003 that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821549 How to check the version of Office 2003


Additionally, the following files are also installed when you install Office 2003 SP1: 

              
   Accwiz.dll      Msain.dll
   Acwzlib.mde     Msconv97.dll
   Acwzmain.mde    Mshy3es.dll
   Acwztool.mde    Msimport.exe
   Alrtintl.dll    Msmapi32.dll
   Bssym7.ttf      Mso.dll
   Cdlmso.dll      Msocf.dll
   Cdo.dll         Msocfu.dll
   Contab32.dll    Msohelp.exe
   Dumpster.dll    Msointl.dll
   Dwdcw20.dll     Msplcres.dll
   Dwtrig20.exe    Mspst32.dll
   Emsabp32.dll    Morph9.dll
   Emsmdb32.dll    Mstordb.exe
   Emsui32.dll     Mstore.exe
   Envelope.dll    Mstores.dll
   Epsimp32.flt    Mswrd832.cnv
   Exchcsp.dll     Msxml5.dll
   Exsec32.dll     Office.xml
   Fm20.dll        Oinfo11.ocx
   Fpcutl.dll      Oinfop11.mof
   Fpdb.dll        Oisapp.dll
   Fpdtc.dll       Osa.exe
   Fpeditax.dll    Outex.dll
   Fpedsat.dll     Outlacct.dll
   Fpexpsat.dll    Outllib.dll
   Fpsrvutl.dll    Outllibr.dll
   Fpwec.dll       Outlph.dll
   Fpwel.dll       Owc10.dll
   Gdiplus.dll     Owc11.dll
   Gdiplus.dll     Owci10.dll
   Gdiplus.dll     Owci11.dll
   Graph.exe       Owsclt.dll
   Html32.cnv      Ppintl.dll
 

MSP file information for administrators

The administrative update is made up of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer patch file (MSP file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following MSP files are distributed in this service pack:

MSP file name Description
MainSP1ff.msp Office 2003 SP1 Core Component Update
Owc11sp1ff.msp Office 2003 SP1 for Office 2003 Web Components
Owc102003sp1ff.msp Office 2003 SP1 for Office XP Web Components
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Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators

If you update your administrative installation point and recache and reinstall Office 2003 on client computers, we recommend that you run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=ALL property to install all the features.

For detailed procedures to update an administrative image and update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic. To view the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/five/ch18/MntA01.htm

The Office Admin Update Center for Office IT Professionals contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office.

For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/default.htm 

Error signature details

You receive an error message that is similar to the following when you use Office 2003 SP1:
Microsoft application name has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

To see what data this error report contains, click here.
Note In this error message, application name is the name of the Office 2003 program that is running when you receive the error message.

When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that is similar to one of the following: 
   Application name  Application version  Module name   Module version  Offset
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Powerpnt.exe      11.0.5529.0          Query.dll     5.1.2600.1106   00029756
   Powerpnt.exe      11.0.5529.0          Query.dll     5.1.2600.1106   0002976a
   Osa.exe           11.0.5510.0          Kernel32.dll  5.1.2600.11006  00000000
   Powerpnt.exe      11.0.5529.0          Powerpnt.exe  11.0.5529.0     0037f3a2
   Iexplore.exe      6.0.2800.1106        Owc11.dll     11.05531.0      0013a262
   Ois.exe           11.0.5510.0          Kernel32.dll  5.1.2600.1106   00013887
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Pubconv.dll   11.0.5510.0     00029de9
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mimfn5_b.dll  0.3.0.0         00005518
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mimfn5_p.dll  0.3.0.2020      00005568
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Imfnt5.dll    0.3.1418.0      00005918
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Imfnt5.dll    0.3.0.0         000054f8
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mimfn5_j.dll  0.3.0.1224      0000700e
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mimfn5_b.dll  0.3.0.0         0000705e
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mspub.exe     11.0.5525.0     000423d4
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Ptxt9.dll     11.0.5510.0     00038ae9
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mspub.exe     11.0.5525.0     0010065b
   Powerpnt.exe      11.0.5529.0          Mso.dll       11.0.5606.0     0008c829
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Mso.dll       11.0.5606.0     004db3b0
   Powerpnt.exe      11.0.5529.0          Mso.dll       11.0.5606.0     004db3b0
   Mspub.exe         11.0.5525.0          Unknown       0.0.0.0         004201a0
Additionally, other program versions, module versions, and offsets are possible.
 

The information in this article applies to:

Last Reviewed: 7/26/2004 (1.0)
Keywords: kbfix kbUpdate kbtshoot KB842532 kbAudEndUser
 
 
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