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677358 2008-06-10 21:35:00 Hi Guys

I am just wondering, I currently at installed Microsoft Office 2003 with SP3 already, however Microsoft notification telling me to download SP1 and SP2 as well

Could I please know, is it necessary to download that too???

Jacky
jackyht2002 (6606)
677359 2008-06-10 21:50:00 i think the office service packs are like the windows ones cumulative, which means SP3 has the same updates as SP2...and so on. I myself use office 2003 sp3 and never get notified about the older service packs.

hope that helps
aidanmaz (7180)
677360 2008-06-10 22:25:00 You sure you're not confusing XP SP3 with Office SP1/2/3?

XP SP3 is completely separate from the Office service packs.
autechre (266)
677361 2008-06-10 22:32:00 You sure you're not confusing XP SP3 with Office SP1/2/3?

XP SP3 is completely separate from the Office service packs.

no im talking about office 2003 sp3. I never installed office 2003 sp1 or 2, and went straight to sp3, microsoft update never says aything about sp1 or 2 and there are no new office updates for me, So i would assume sp3 has everything office sp1 and 2 had.
aidanmaz (7180)
677362 2008-06-11 00:41:00 If I remember rightly I think you may have to have SP1 installed prior to installing SP3 (SP2 is I think included in SP3) Arnie (6624)
677363 2008-06-11 00:48:00 No SP3 includes SP1 and 2. So installing SP3 by itself, should bring it up to date.

It doesnt matter if its Office, or XP. SP3 has the SP1 and SP2 updates in it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
677364 2008-06-11 00:54:00 No SP3 includes SP1 and 2. So installing SP3 by itself, should bring it up to date.

It doesnt matter if its Office, or XP. SP3 has the SP1 and SP2 updates in it.

From the MS download page:

Overview
Microsoft® Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) represents a major evolution in security for Office 2003. It further hardens the Office suite against potential attacks and other security threats. This service pack also includes fixes that have been previously released as separate updates for Office 2003.

You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (923618): Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 3.

Included in this Service Pack
This service pack includes significant new security updates. This service pack also includes updates previously released for Office 2003:
Office 2003 Service Pack 1
Office 2003 Service Pack 2
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