Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit

Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates

Microsoft Office 2003 service packs and product updates are designed to help improve the security, performance, and reliability of Office applications. A service pack, such as Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), typically updates the entire Office package and represents a new baseline version of the product.

Between service packs, Microsoft may also offer product updates developed in response to emerging issues such as virus attacks or bug fixes. These interim product updates, which typically update specific applications or features, require the most recent baseline version of the product. Interim updates are also cumulative; for example, you can apply the fifth Microsoft Office Word 2003 patch without ...