Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-038. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Office 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:
- Home Users
- IT Professionals
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:
870924Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=870924/
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How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003
Issues that the security update fixes
In addition to the issues that are described in the security bulletin, the security update for Microsoft Office XP (KB917151) addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
898058Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=898058/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: April 28, 2005
898778Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=898778/
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Description of the Microsoft Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November 10, 2005
911888Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=911888/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: December 6, 2005
912022Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=912022/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: December 16, 2005
912819Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=912819/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: January 11, 2006
915058Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=915058/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: February 27, 2006
916657Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=916657/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 21, 2006
917688Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=917688/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 5, 2006
917878Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=917878/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package (Mso.dll and IETag.dll): April 12, 2006
918147Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=918147/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 17, 2006
918269Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=918269/
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Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: April 26, 2006
Known issues after installation of the update
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
This update introduces a limit of 512 KB on the size of the document property stream. When this limit is exceeded, custom document properties are removed from the file. You can use a registry key to override this limit:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common] “MaxPropsStreamSize†= dword:08000000
This will set the limit to 128 MB. This limit is the maximum value that is allowed by the key. Any value larger than 128 MB will be treated as 128 MB. Also, any value smaller than 512 KB will be treated as 512 KB.
Removal information
To remove this update, use
Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.