The Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor Update: KB816218 provides the latest updates related to stability and security available for this component. This update helps to ensure compatibility between the Input Method Editor in Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor update is part of Microsoft's continuing effort to provide the latest product updates to customers.

Toolbox   The Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor Update: KB816218 consists of one executable file (officexp-kb816218-client-jpn.exe) provided as an IExpress package. No full-fill version (MSP file) is available. You can find this downloadable file on the Office XP Resource Kit Downloads page.

 Note    To install client update files, you must be running Windows Installer version 2.0 or higher on your computers. Windows Installer 2.0 is included by default in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3. For organizations running a previous version of Windows, it is available as a separate download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME

Windows Installer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0 (SP-6) and Windows 2000

Strategies for updating your Japanese Office XP installations

The Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor update must be installed on each client computer that runs Japanese Office XP. To deploy the update, you can save the executable to a file server and use any of the following methods to distribute the file within your organization:

• Add a line to the NT logon script or Active Directory Computer Startup script that instructs the users computer to run the file.
• Use software distribution software, such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), to run a script that instructs the file to be run on the users computer.
• Provide users with a command line or batch file that will run the installation for the user.
• Instruct users to browse to the file on the file server and run the installation by double-clicking on the file.

To deploy the Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor update to users who will install Office XP from an administrative installation point in the future, you can do either of the following:

• Use the Setup INI Customization Wizard to chain the installation to the Office XP installation.
• Include an entry in the Custom Installation Wizard to run the executable during the Office XP installation.

Files changed by the Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor update

The following table lists the files changed by the Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor update. If you need to confirm whether a computer was updated, you can check a file version number.

Related links

For more information on this update, see Overview of the Japanese Office XP Input Method Editor Update and the Office XP Input Method Editor Update for MUI: April 30, 2003 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

For more information on command-line switches for Internet Express (IExpress) packages, see Command-Line Switches For IExpress Software Update Packages in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

For more information on chaining additional installations with an Office XP installation, see HOW TO: Deploy Multiple Office Products in a Single Installation in Office XP in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.