Office 2003 Service Pack 2 Released

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Thanks to tmaxxtigger for submitting this news in our BPN.

Today, Microsoft has officially released Service Pack 2 for their Office 2003 productivity suite. Included are significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.

Aside from Office 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released One Note SP2 and Viso 2003 SP2. Download links are below.

Download: Office 2003 Service Pack 2

Download: OneNote 2003 Service Pack 2

Download: Viso 2003 Service Pack 2

Features at a glance:

* Multiple simultaneous downloads
* Smart bandwidth usage
* File level priorities
* Configurable bandwidth scheduling
* Global and per-torrent speed limiting
* Quickly resumes interrupted transfers
* UPnP support (WinXP only)
* Supports popular protocol extensions
* Typical memory usage less than 4 MB
* Incredibly small: 83 KB

Changelog:

- Fix: Use the downloaded value instead of completed, when computing the ratio.
- Fix: Changes in tracker communication, is it right now?
- Feature: Detect if disk can't keep up with the download and limit download speed.
- Fix: Show "select() error" in status bar if an incompatible firewall is being used.
- Feature: Added option to select if uTorrent should be activated or not when adding a file.
- Fix: Remove Quota columns from peer view, they wern't useful.
- Feature: Added Peer download speed; shows the estimated download speed of the peer.
- Fix: Fixed one issue with x64 DEP (no-execute) protection.
- Fix: When using the no-default-save option, start browsing in the directory specified in preferences.
- Feature: Open torrent properties if you double click a torrent.
- Feature: Options to show/hide torrent info and status bar.
- Feature: Added option to autostart µTorrent when Windows starts.
- Feature: Added option to disable sending statistics to uTorrent.com.
- Feature: Sort jobs in disk queue. Might improve disk performance a little.
- Feature: Controls to setup the size of the disk queueing.
- Feature: Files listview is now sortable.
- Feature: Ctrl-A in a listview selects all.
- Feature: Ctrl-C in a listview copies to clipboard.
- Fix: Lower connect timeout to 20 seconds.
- Fix: If a tracker didn't return peer ids, it wouldn't work.
- Change: If scraping is off, never get the scrape url.
- Fix: Always show updating... when connecting to tracker.
- Fix: Columns in Pieces view didn't display right if some were hidden.
- Fix: When closing to tray, minimize it too, to lower mem usage. (Only works if you have both close to tray and minimize to tray enabled).
- Fix: Reset generals tab if you deselect the torrent.
- Fix: Don't allow "Do you want to exit µTorrent" to be shown twice.
- Fix: Sorting by port in peers listview didn't work.

(4 replies) #1 timdorr on 27 Sep 2005 - 15:33

"Sorry, we are unable to show you the page you requested. Please try again later."

#1.1 amr_01 on 27 Sep 2005 - 15:41

Hm, all the links for for me.

#1.2 quick on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:13

Try loading it in IE, I got the same problem when using Firefox

#1.3 father dagon on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:44

I just downloaded it using FireFox. Don't know what problem you guys are having.

#1.4 timdorr on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:52

Yep, works for me now, too.

#2 HoochieMamma on 27 Sep 2005 - 15:45

Nice

(5 replies) #3 capeche on 27 Sep 2005 - 15:49

Can these be slipstreamed?

#3.1 edgrale on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:00

Yes!

don't have link right now though!

You need to download the Full File.

Last edited by 3995 on 28 Sep 2005 - 05:26

#3.2 Kanel on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:07

QUOTE

http://www.petri.co.il/office_system_2003_...ipstreaming.htm

#3.3 capeche on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:34

THANKS!

#3.4 jimbo11883 on 28 Sep 2005 - 04:17

You da man!

#3.5 Kanel on 28 Sep 2005 - 17:14

#4 DJ Prem on 27 Sep 2005 - 15:59

excellent

(2 replies) #5 metalguy90 on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:14

is there a Project 2003 Service Pack 2?

#5.1 capeche on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:29

If you go to Microsoft Update (and not Windows Update), it'll give you the SP2 updates you need. You can click on MORE INFO for the Project 2003 SP2 one, and it'll give you a link. I can't figure out how to copy that link here, though, so sorry!

#5.2 AndyMutz on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:50

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=710152ef-af64-444d-942d-1188843a8fa4&DisplayLang=en

(5 replies) #6 creamhackered on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:22

My god what a slow download. Anyone got a mirror?

#6.1 Rob on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:25

Was going to ask the same; I can only get 16KB/s.

#6.2 MGS3-SS on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:28

I got 85.7kbps, pretty fast I guess.

#6.3 Chaoserver on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:43

700k/sec here?

#6.4 Krankerz on 28 Sep 2005 - 01:33

Why not just use Microsoft Update? Downloaded an installed in less than 5 minutes.

#6.5 junjie on 28 Sep 2005 - 10:13

188kbps here/... 9 minutes

(14 replies) #7 lbmouse on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:28

Official instructions for MS Service Pack installation:

1. Download SP2 (apx time: 374 hours).
2. Find downloaded program and run.
3. Restart computer.
4. Wait for system to freeze up.
5. Press ctrl+Alt+Del and select Shut Down.
6. Kick dog while waiting for computer to re-start.
7. Chew finger nails while you watch setup program making mysterious "registry changes".
8. Punch wall and break hand when you see BSoD.
9. Locate a child aged 3 through 12 and say, "(Name of child), please help me install this SP2 on my computer."
10. After re-starting the computer (again), you will hear grinding and whirring noises for a very long time while the installation program does God knows what in there. Some MS installation programs can actually alter molecular structures, so that when they're done, your computer has been transformed into an entirely new device, such as a food processor.
At the very least, the MS installation program will create many new directories, sub-directories, sub-sub-directories, on your hard drive and fill them with thousands of mysterious files with names like "puree.exe," "fester.dat," and "doo.wha." Most of these file have little or no purpose except to take up hard drive space.
11. Wait until MS install program says that it will now examine your system to see what would be the best way to render it inoperable. Is it OK with you? Choose one, and be honest:
+-----++-------+
| YES | | SURE |
+-----++-------+
12. Re-start computer (AGAIN).
13. Wait for boot sector not found error.
14. Throw computer out window.
15. Go here and buy a new one.

#7.1 father dagon on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:50

Or, you could just do what I did and slipstream it into the Office install files which I keep stored on an external USB drive, then run the newly updated install from there. Slipstreaming and update took 5 minutes at most, and thats after two wrong-path typos on my part. No reboot. Outlook 2003 SP2 running right now.

Way to have NO IDEA what you're talking about. Fanboys are one thing; ignorant Linux fanboys are a whole new obnoxious breed. Now go compile something, if you know how...

#7.2 Skyfrog on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:03

lbmouse, your post wasn't amusing. It was incredibly stupid though, and completely inaccurate. This isn't even an OS service pack; if you are going to troll at least try to know what you are trolling about first. As for trying to sell people on Linux, making up ridiculous lies isn't the best way to go about it.

#7.3 Zero1 on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:32

Exactly Skyfrog... The trolls on this site are becoming ridiculous.
I have copied the install files to my server's hard disk and deployed it from there to 4 workstations in under 20 mins...

#7.4 lbmouse on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:31

Calm down there junior... not trolling or fan boying. Just copied a joke that made the email circuit a few years ago. You need to take a step back and realize that people have different senses of humor... not selling Linux. If I was, I'd have to mention what this site is running.

#7.5 xxdesmus on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:52

wow you're pretty funny. Go troll some where else.

#7.6 father dagon on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:53

Yes, doing exactly what linux should be doing; running a server, unseen, where people don't have to pay it any mind. However, this is an article about an Office Suite, of which linux is sorely lacking any decent alternative. On the desktop...linux is for people too cheap to buy an Apple.

#7.7 protoss_chaos on 27 Sep 2005 - 19:16

Troll...

#7.8 lbmouse on 27 Sep 2005 - 19:35

Linux, like Mac OS X, Windows, Office suites are just tools. It is not a frickin' religion. Lighten up kiddies. father dragon, I like this spoof of an Apple "user":
http://cloud.prohosting.com/clapsadl/other...s/macswitch.wmv

#7.9 bush on 27 Sep 2005 - 19:39

..used to find these funny..guess i'm getting old

#7.10 PCyr on 27 Sep 2005 - 20:02

A mallicious joke is just mallicious when you say it all the time

Given your blantant bias against Microsoft and the fact that you constantly have to defend yourself for making comments like this, perhaps you should reconsider making them.

Last edited by 76276 on 27 Sep 2005 - 20:11

#7.11 father dagon on 27 Sep 2005 - 20:18

Especially when one considers the amount of time lbmouse has no doubt spent plucking all that out, and finding links to little movies to post...and .wmv movies, no less.

#7.12 rm20010 on 28 Sep 2005 - 01:05

@7: While I would like to say you're trolling, I did laugh a bit.

Did that joke come from Dave Barry's 'Dave Barry in Cyberspace'? (Numbers 9 - 11 are exactly the same here and in the book.)

#7.13 rIaHc3 on 28 Sep 2005 - 01:24

Yea and the news comments section is the perfect place for the joke right?

Damn trolls.

#7.14 mr_demilord on 28 Sep 2005 - 07:41

Oh my the world is coming to an end becos this joke is anti M$! OMG OMG OMG WTF.

I found this joke funny, thanks for making my laugh

(1 reply) #8 soldier1st on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:31

do you need the previous sp1 to install sp2?

#8.1 Skyfrog on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:34

Included in this Service Pack

This service pack includes updates previously released for Office 2003:

* Office 2003 Service Pack 1
* Security Update for Office 2003 WordPerfect 5.x Converter: KB 873378
* Office 2003 Security Update: KB838905
* Update for Office 2003 French Grammar Checker: KB873381
* Office 2003 Tablet PC Update: Improved Ink Recognition
* Update for Microsoft Office InfoPath® 2003: KB887982
* Update for Office 2003: KB887980
* Update for Office 2003: KB885828
* Update for Office 2003 French Spelling Checker and Thesaurus: KB892258
* Security Update for Word 2003: KB887979

(3 replies) #9 k22 on 27 Sep 2005 - 16:45

also interesting...

Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003 Phishing Protection and Junk E-mail Filter

SP2 contains a new Phishing Protection feature to be used with the Outlook Junk Email Filter. Phishing is the luring of sensitive information through e-mail, such as passwords and other personal information, by an attacker masquerading as someone trustworthy. Phishing attacks can result in a user divulging sensitive information, including financial information, that can result in a loss of privacy or money. Phishing e-mail is hard to identify, because attackers make their e-mail appear genuine and often mimic recognizable e-mail sent out routinely by legitimate organizations such as banks and credit card companies.

To enable phishing protection, you need both Office 2003 SP2 and the latest Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter Update. Once both are installed, Office 2003 SP2 has phishing protection turned on by default.

For best results, we recommend you regularly download the latest version of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter Update. To determine whether you need this update, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (872976): How to obtain the latest Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter.

#9.1 King Mustard on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:04

I have never double-posted in the 8 years I have used computers and the Internet. Fix your system, browser and/or connection.

#9.2 Skyfrog on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:07

Neowin is having problems today; It may look like a post hasn't gone through even though it has, and hitting submit again of course causes you to double post. I've done it myself.

Last edited by 3601 on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:26

#9.3 [NFC]Wave on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:16

<Double Post Edited>

Calm down everyone, it's just a glitch in the Matrix

#10 amrinders87 on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:55

Thanks. Downloading now.

(2 replies) #11 MtDewCodeRedFreak on 27 Sep 2005 - 17:56

I have them all! The SP2's of Office Pro 2003 w/ FrontPage, OneNote 2003, Project Pro 2003, and Visio Pro 2003.

#11.1 jwjw1 on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:25

well...lets just toss you a cookie....I've got them all (5 CD's) slipstreamed...Top That!! lol

plus a AIO SP2 DVD...in case you matched the first one...lol

#11.2 mr_da3m0n on 29 Sep 2005 - 14:43

Good for you.

(1 reply) #12 xUnix on 27 Sep 2005 - 18:32

I've got a performance improvement in the office suite after installing this SP2.

#12.1 illicit on 27 Sep 2005 - 21:40

It looks like I have as well.

(1 reply) #13 soldier1st on 27 Sep 2005 - 19:32

for office sp2 why would you want the smaller one instead of the bigger one?because if you installed sp1 then the client would be for you?

#13.1 Skyfrog on 27 Sep 2005 - 20:27

Yes. The smaller one only installs the updates you need. If you already have SP1 and some hotfixes installed there's no need to download them all again.

(2 replies) #14 JSemple3 on 27 Sep 2005 - 19:59

Is 145MB a correct size? I'm doing the update via microsoft update and automatic download option?

#14.1 DELTA75329 on 27 Sep 2005 - 20:23

That's about what I had to download. Didn't take more than 10 minutes and it installed without a hitch.

#14.2 rbet on 27 Sep 2005 - 23:27

I tried manually connecting to OfficeUpdate and it tells me that my Office products are up to date. However, when I click Help>About in any Office application, it shows SP-1.

#15 Mr. Dee on 27 Sep 2005 - 22:53

I call them Microsoft Office Big A$& Service Packs. Why is the Office Team trying to compete with Windows on Service Packs?

(4 replies) #16 Echelon Left on 27 Sep 2005 - 23:10

I don't use MS Office, so I don't care.
OpenOffice.org all the way, baby.

#16.1 rIaHc3 on 28 Sep 2005 - 01:30

You are so cool.

#16.2 mr_demilord on 28 Sep 2005 - 07:34

Yes he is

#16.3 mko on 28 Sep 2005 - 08:42

I don't use MS Office, so I don't care.

Then go away.

#16.4 Echelon Left on 28 Sep 2005 - 14:09

No, you go away. I was here first.

Now look sad and hug your copy of MS Office.

#17 Pwn3r on 27 Sep 2005 - 23:32

Viso 2003 SP2

wat is up wit dat
</grammer poleece>
What about Project, Project Server, or Outlook Live?

#18 Dessimat0r on 28 Sep 2005 - 01:39

There is no such thing as Microsoft Viso. It's Microsoft Visio.

#19 -=MagMan=- on 28 Sep 2005 - 03:29

Is it my imagination, or does my C:WINDOWSInstaller folder balloon by almost 500MB after installing SP2??? Anyone know if it's safe to delete all the .msp files in there?

#20 greg098 on 28 Sep 2005 - 03:44

It took like 20 minutes to install this on my computer...took forever

(1 reply) #21 ZEROarmy on 28 Sep 2005 - 05:20

What's the difference between:
Client-ENU.exe
FullFile-ENU.exe

?

#21.1 macstorm on 28 Sep 2005 - 06:18

Use Client installation if you have access to your original Office 2003 CD, otherwise use FullFile install. (or if you have problems with Client install)

#22 macstorm on 28 Sep 2005 - 06:08

Auto-installation via OfficeUpdate Online ok

Thanks

#23 DOGglee on 28 Sep 2005 - 07:54

thnks

#24 j0j081 on 29 Sep 2005 - 01:25

How big is the download?

#25 capeche on 29 Sep 2005 - 07:27

Is there an SP2 for Office Proofing Tools?

#26 amitpagarwal on 30 Sep 2005 - 07:57

Just wrote a short guide for slipstreaming SP2 into Office 2003.

Slipstream Office 2003 with SP2

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