how do you install a hotfix?

[bj nick]

Sorry to be ignorant here, but I do not understand Microsoft's instructions as to how to install a hotfix. I downloaded the hotfix to take care of the constantly-recurring error message on Powerpoint that I get saying "the office assistant needs to be installed," etc, etc. I have windows 7 and it's powerpoint from Office XP Suite. The apps otherwise work perfectly.

Anyway, I downloaded the appropriate hotfix (it's what they told me I need to do to solve this issue), but all I seem to get is the hotfix text doc. The instructions in it are:

"If this hotfix was delivered with hfx.exe then it can be installed by running
hfx.exe from the appropriate platform directory."

Can someone tell me what to do with this?

 

[zyper95]

From the file that you downloaded, did you see the hfx.exe or all you receive is just documents?

 

[bj nick]

All I get is the little text document. I've searched for anything else (such as hfx.exe) but to no avail. I've downloaded it several times just in case...

 

[zyper95]

could you provide the link where you downloaded the hotfix.