Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
SUMMARY
Microsoft has released an update to Microsoft Office XP. This update provides security enhancements in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes that are included with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them in one update. Office XP SP3 can be installed on any level of Microsoft Office XP and does not require any earlier service packs to be installed.
INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to download and install Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Additionally, this article describes what issues are fixed by Office XP SP3.
MORE INFORMATION
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How to download and install the update
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Important Before you install this update, make sure that the following requirement has been met:
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Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0Before you install this update, you must install Windows Installer 2.0 or later. For additional information about this requirement, see the "Windows Installer Update Requirements" section of this article.
Client update
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If you installed Office XP from a CD-ROM, you have the following two options:
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Use the Microsoft Office Product Updates Web site to automatically install all the latest updates that include all available service packs and public updates.
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Install only Office XP SP3 by following the steps that are described later in this article.Note Microsoft recommends that you install the client update by using the Office Product Updates Web site. The Office Product Updates Web site detects your particular installation of Microsoft Office and prompts you to install exactly what you must have to make sure that your Office installation is completely up-to-date.
Office Product Updates Web site
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To have the Office Product Updates Web site detect the required updates that you must install on your computer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx)After detection is complete, you receive a list of recommended updates for your approval. Click Start Installation to complete the process.
Install only Office XP SP3
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Follow these steps to download and install the client update:
1.
Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85AF7BFD-6F69-4289-8BD1-EB966BCDFB5E (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85AF7BFD-6F69-4289-8BD1-EB966BCDFB5E)
2.
Select your language, and then click Go.
3.
Download one of the two .exe files by using the links at the bottom of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
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OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-client-enu.exe: You should download this file if you have access to your installation source. This may be the original product CD-ROM, local installation source, or network installation source. You will need access to the installation source during patch installation if you have previously updated your product.
•
OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe: Download this file if you do not have access to your installation source or if you have experienced problems installing the OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-client-enu.exe file.
4.
In Microsoft Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard drive.
5.
Click Open to start the download and the installation of Office XP SP3.
6.
If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
7.
Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
8.
Insert your Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM if you are prompted to do so, and then click OK.
9.
When you receive a message that indicates the installation was successful, click OK.Note After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed, you must remove Office XP, and then install it again from the original CD-ROM.
Administrative update
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If you installed your Office XP product from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your computer. If you are the server administrator, follow these steps to download the administrative update:
1.
In Windows Explorer, create a new folder on drive C, and then name the folder kb832671.
2.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Download the Office XP Service Pack 3 package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/f/91ffc6b2-0745-470b-8dd3-1285b85db12b/officexpsp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe)Release Date: March 9, 2004For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Note To obtain a localized version of the Office XP SP3, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm)
3.
Click Save to save the OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe file to the kb832671 folder.
4.
Click Start, and then click Run.
5.
In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK
6.
At the command prompt, type the following lines, and then press ENTER after each line:cd\kb832671OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe /c /t:c:\kb832671
7.
Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
8.
If you are familiar with the procedure for updating your administrative installation, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box
msiexec /a AdminPath\MSI File /p C:\kb832671\MSP File SHORTFILENAMES=TRUEwhere Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office XP (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the .msi database package for Office XP (for example, ProPlus.msi), and MSP File is the name of the administrative update. Note You can append /qb+ to the command line so that the Office XP Administrative Installation dialog box and the End User License Agreement dialog box do not appear.
9.
On the client workstation that you want to update to Office XP SP3, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box
msiexec /i AdminPath\MSI FileREINSTALL=Feature List REINSTALLMODE=vomuwhere Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office XP (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the MSI database package for Office XP (for example, ProPlus.msi), and FeatureList is the list of feature names (case sensitive) that have to be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL.For more information about how to update your administrative installation and deploy to client workstations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301348 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301348/) How to install a public update to administrative installations of Office XP This article contains standard instructions for installing an administrative public update. You can also see the following article in the Microsoft Office Resource Kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm
SUMMARY
Microsoft has released an update to Microsoft Office XP. This update provides security enhancements in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes that are included with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them in one update. Office XP SP3 can be installed on any level of Microsoft Office XP and does not require any earlier service packs to be installed.
INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to download and install Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Additionally, this article describes what issues are fixed by Office XP SP3.
MORE INFORMATION
loadTOCNode(1, 'moreinformation');
How to download and install the update
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Important Before you install this update, make sure that the following requirement has been met:
•
Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0Before you install this update, you must install Windows Installer 2.0 or later. For additional information about this requirement, see the "Windows Installer Update Requirements" section of this article.
Client update
loadTOCNode(3, 'moreinformation');
If you installed Office XP from a CD-ROM, you have the following two options:
•
Use the Microsoft Office Product Updates Web site to automatically install all the latest updates that include all available service packs and public updates.
•
Install only Office XP SP3 by following the steps that are described later in this article.Note Microsoft recommends that you install the client update by using the Office Product Updates Web site. The Office Product Updates Web site detects your particular installation of Microsoft Office and prompts you to install exactly what you must have to make sure that your Office installation is completely up-to-date.
Office Product Updates Web site
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To have the Office Product Updates Web site detect the required updates that you must install on your computer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx)After detection is complete, you receive a list of recommended updates for your approval. Click Start Installation to complete the process.
Install only Office XP SP3
loadTOCNode(4, 'moreinformation');
Follow these steps to download and install the client update:
1.
Visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85AF7BFD-6F69-4289-8BD1-EB966BCDFB5E (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85AF7BFD-6F69-4289-8BD1-EB966BCDFB5E)
2.
Select your language, and then click Go.
3.
Download one of the two .exe files by using the links at the bottom of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
•
OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-client-enu.exe: You should download this file if you have access to your installation source. This may be the original product CD-ROM, local installation source, or network installation source. You will need access to the installation source during patch installation if you have previously updated your product.
•
OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe: Download this file if you do not have access to your installation source or if you have experienced problems installing the OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-client-enu.exe file.
4.
In Microsoft Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard drive.
5.
Click Open to start the download and the installation of Office XP SP3.
6.
If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
7.
Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
8.
Insert your Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM if you are prompted to do so, and then click OK.
9.
When you receive a message that indicates the installation was successful, click OK.Note After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed, you must remove Office XP, and then install it again from the original CD-ROM.
Administrative update
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If you installed your Office XP product from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your computer. If you are the server administrator, follow these steps to download the administrative update:
1.
In Windows Explorer, create a new folder on drive C, and then name the folder kb832671.
2.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Download the Office XP Service Pack 3 package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/f/91ffc6b2-0745-470b-8dd3-1285b85db12b/officexpsp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe)Release Date: March 9, 2004For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Note To obtain a localized version of the Office XP SP3, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm)
3.
Click Save to save the OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe file to the kb832671 folder.
4.
Click Start, and then click Run.
5.
In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK
6.
At the command prompt, type the following lines, and then press ENTER after each line:cd\kb832671OfficeXpSp3-kb832671-fullfile-enu.exe /c /t:c:\kb832671
7.
Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
8.
If you are familiar with the procedure for updating your administrative installation, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box
msiexec /a AdminPath\MSI File /p C:\kb832671\MSP File SHORTFILENAMES=TRUEwhere Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office XP (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the .msi database package for Office XP (for example, ProPlus.msi), and MSP File is the name of the administrative update. Note You can append /qb+ to the command line so that the Office XP Administrative Installation dialog box and the End User License Agreement dialog box do not appear.
9.
On the client workstation that you want to update to Office XP SP3, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box
msiexec /i AdminPath\MSI FileREINSTALL=Feature List REINSTALLMODE=vomuwhere Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for Office XP (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the MSI database package for Office XP (for example, ProPlus.msi), and FeatureList is the list of feature names (case sensitive) that have to be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL.For more information about how to update your administrative installation and deploy to client workstations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301348 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301348/) How to install a public update to administrative installations of Office XP This article contains standard instructions for installing an administrative public update. You can also see the following article in the Microsoft Office Resource Kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/xp/oxpsp3a.htm
