Windows XP SP3

How to download and install the update

Important Before you install this update, make sure that the following requirement has been met:

• Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0
  
  Before 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

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

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

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

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
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

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: