Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This white paper discusses the benefits of deploying Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) before upgrading to the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and details improvements to security and user experience.

• This white paper discusses the benefits of deploying Office 2003 SP3 before upgrading to the 2007 Office system, and details improvements to security and user experience. Office 2003 SP3 is the culmination of several years of improvements to the product suite. Office 2003 SP3 improves performance and simplifies use of key Microsoft Office programs while providing tighter coupling to the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Microsoft Office system. Also included with Office 2003 SP3 is a crucial update that addresses security issues for legacy file formats and new tools to protect the company’s IT and intellectual assets.

Files

Status: Live This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

File	Size
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3.doc SHA1: 410f0df77306ef66e97d9ee2072ba6add17bbc21	199 KB
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3.docx SHA1: 1c7dd20dbd261f0e92f6a3b77581efd327b11829	214 KB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• • This download applies to the following Microsoft Office program:
    
    • Microsoft Office 2003

• To install this download:
  
  
  1. Download the file by clicking the Download link (above).
  2. Select the file and then save it to your hard disk.
  Instructions for use:
  
  Open this document in Microsoft Word to read or print it.
  
  To remove this download:
  
  Delete the document from your computer.