PowerPoint 2003: Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package

SUPPORT SOLUTION:
This article describes the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 issues that are fixed in the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package. .Issues that this hotfix package fixes

When you open presentations that contain layouts with background images in PowerPoint 2003, an error may occur. When the error occurs, you receive a message that states that some contents (text, images, or objects) have corrupted. You can determine what content has been lost by viewing the layout, but not by viewing the slide content. Items that were removed will display a blank box or a box that contains “cleansed.” .Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is
available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the
problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems
that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might
receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this
problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains
this hotfix. If the hotfix is available for download, there is a
“Hotfix download available” section at the top of this Knowledge Base article.
If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support
to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required,
you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs
will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for
this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and
Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the
following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The “Hotfix download available” form displays the languages for
which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a
hotfix is not available for that language. Prerequisites
3,
You must have Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 installed to apply this hotfix package.  Restart requirement
3,
You do
not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. Hotfix replacement information
3,

This hotfix replaces security update 2464588, which is described in bulletin MS11-022.

Registry information
3,
To use one of the hotfixes in
this package, you do not have to make any changes to the
registry. File information
3,
This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must
have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only
the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this
article. The
global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer
package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files
are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you
view the file information, the date 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. Download informationCollapse this tableExpand this tableFilesVersionSizeModifiedPOWERPNT.EXE11.0.833564218484/20/2011 4:22 PMPP7X32.DLL11.0.8329945449/30/2010 12:50 PMPPTVIEW.EXE11.0.831817908081/14/2010 4:48 PM.For more information about
software update terminology, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:824684 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/
)
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates.

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