Dolls--
Something to always keep in mind about MSFT and updates:
1) MSFT never mails an update to you via email unless you have had a support
episode in a narrow frame of reference where an MSKB has announced a narrow
niche fix for a particular problem and they call these non-regression tested
hotfixes. They are not made publically available, although anyone can call
to request one based on an MSKB, and they may fix a problem or may not.
2) If you get an email purporting to be MSFT with any update per se, do not
use it. MSFT does mail links to downloads and updates, but not the raw
update itself.
3) MSFT does have a service available from
http://technet.microsoft.com that
a lot of us use to get alerted to the monthly hotfixes or emergency hotfixes
in advance often, but they don't email hotfixes --they are linked to a msft
download site and they are PGP code protected as well.
4) Check for any updates for your Office version (yours is XP right now and
it is fully supported on Vista--Vista goes back to at least supporting
Office 2000--at a site I consider very helpful for fixing and keeping up
with Office--
http://office.microsoft.com
From that site you can search for Office XP questions or updates and you can
run the updater as well.
I wasn't clear if you'd gotten an email for an update to Office XP or one
purporting to be an SP4 which doesn't exist. I don't keep up with every
single Office XP update, because I use Office 2007 but if we can help
further, post what update it says it is and the source of this email.
An unsolicited email with a hotfix in it--I don't buy as legit. There have
been years of people mocking MSFT and sending unsuspecting people updates
that were executables that were viruses, worms, blended threats or malicious
scripts so I'd like you to get updates from legit sources for Office/Vista.
hth,
CH
