Microsoft Office Word Viewer Compatibility Pack

The compatibility pack can also be used in conjunction with the microsoft office word viewer 2003 excel viewer 2003 and powerpoint viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats.

Microsoft office word viewer compatibility pack. To continue viewing office files for free we recommend installing the office apps or storing documents in onedrive or dropbox where word online excel online or powerpoint online opens them in your browser. Description microsoft office compatibility pack is an add on for microsoft office 2000 office xp and office 2003 to open edit and save microsofts newer word excel and powerpoint formats that were introduced with office 2007. The microsoft office compatibility pack is only supported up to windows 7 and windows server 2008 and requires certain office versions. Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack.

Here are the recommendations. A security vulnerability exists in microsoft office viewers microsoft office compatibility pack that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. The administrative template for the word excel and powerpoint converters contained within the compatibility pack is available for download. This update resolves that vulnerability.

These updates include two main categories of fixes. Microsoft office compatibility pack service pack 3 sp3 provides the latest updates to office compatibility pack. The word viewer powerpoint viewer and excel viewer have been retiredt hese viewers will no longer be available for download or receive security updates. For more information about the compatibility pack see knowledge base article 924074.