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Office 2003 – SP3

  1. You cannot install an Office 2003 service pack
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884298
    Installation Unsuccessful
    The update cannot be applied.

  2. How to troubleshoot failures updating your Office installation from the Office Update Web site
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304498
    The Office Update site is currently experiencing some technical difficulties and is unable to check for updates.
    Error! The catalog cannot be displayed.
    Installation unsuccessful.
    The Office Update Catalog cannot be displayed.
    The Office Update site is unable to check for updates on this computer.
    Error 0x80070641
    Error 0x51F
    Error 0x530
    Error 80070643

  3. You are unexpectedly offered Office 2003 Service Pack 3 when you use Microsoft Update, Office Update, or Automatic Updates
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943135

If you receive an error code 0x8024002D, then the installation failed to install because the source was required.

Options –

  1. Try installing Service Pack 3 with your Office 2003 CD in the installation CD-ROM drive before trying to install.

  2. Try downloading the full installation pack and installing
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e25b7049-3e13-433b-b9d2-5e3c1132f206&displaylang=en

    NB - Full-file version update may request Office source files
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840169

  3. Try and fix the problem -
    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011402361033.aspx
    "Enabling the local installation source".

  4. Try repairing/reinstalling Office 2003 –
    Description of the differences between repair and reinstall in Office XP and 2003
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298027

  5. Error message when you try to install updates from the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web site: "0x8024002D"
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958041

KB articles about known problems -

  1. After you install a Microsoft Office service pack, you are prompted unexpectedly to restart the computer.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905726

  2. After you install Office 2003 SP3, an add-in, ActiveX control, or COM add-in may not work as expected in an Office 2003 program. The functionality of an add-in, an ActiveX control, or a COM add-in is reduced, or the functionality is blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938814

  3. Error message when you try to create a new MAPI form in Outlook 2003: "contact the administrator"
    After you install Office 2003 SP3, you may receive an error message when you try to create a new MAPI form in Outlook 2003.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938816

  4. After you install Office 2003 SP3, attachments that contain the .gadget extension cannot be opened in Outlook 2003.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938811

  5. After you install Office 2003 SP3, the Fast Saves feature does not work as expected in Word 2003.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938808

  6. After you install Office 2003 SP3, the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program may not work as expected.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938813

  7. After you install Office 2003 SP3, you may receive an error message when you try to open or to save a file.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941636

  8. After you install Office 2003 SP3, you cannot open some Microsoft Excel workbooks that contain Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938806

  9. After you install Office 2003 SP3, the version number of Office is no longer saved in the properties of the document as expected.
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938807

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