Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Released

Microsoft has release Service Pack 3 for Office 2003. Being a service pack, there are many updates, fixes and improvements. To see all of the issues fixed and more information, you can read knowledgebase article 923618. Just like the Windows OS, the Office products are subject to security threats that can be used to attack your computer. This update fixes many potential problems that the bad guys can use to harm your computer.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2

This update applies to the following programs:

• Office Basic Edition 2003
• Office Professional Edition 2003
• Office Small Business Edition 2003
• Office Standard Edition 2003
• Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
• Office Access 2003
• Office Access 2003 Runtime
• Office Excel 2003
• Office FrontPage 2003
• Office InfoPath 2003
• Office Outlook 2003
• Office PowerPoint 2003
• Office Publisher 2003
• Office Word 2003
• Office 2003 Web Components
• Office XP Web Components

The download page is here. This is a large download, over 100 MB, so allow yourself some time to download and install this. There will be a CD available soon with the update if you are on dial up or want a hard copy of the update.