MS11-072: Description of the security update for Excel Services in SharePoint Server 2010: September 13, 2011

More information about this security update

Known issues with this security update

When you use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel to view the installed updates, this security update is listed incorrectly as follows:

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To apply this security update, you must have Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 installed on the computer.

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart the computer.

To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install this security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security update replacement information

This security update does not replace a previous security update.

Removal information

This security update cannot be removed.

File information

The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.