Broken Network Hyperlinks in Word 2003

I am putting together a Word document of all the software that needs to be installed on our new developer machines. I included hyperlinks to the setup files or the folders on our network so people could just click through each item in the document to run the installer for that item. Basically, I have a document with about 40 Hyperlinks like this: \\server\folder\to\installer\files\setup.exe

Every time I save the document, Word changes the Hyperlinks by removing the \\server\ and adding ..\..\..\..\ in front of them. VERY ANNOYING! Basically, Word is trying to save the link as a relative link and screws up the formating of it every time I save. Microsoft has a support article describing how to turn off using off relative links in Word 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Steps to Turn Off Relative Hyperlinks in Word 2003

1. Click on Tools | Options
2. Select the General Tab, then click the Web Options button.
3. Click on the Files tab.
4. Uncheck the Update links on save checkbox.
5. Click OK until all the dialogs close.