Description of the Office Excel 2007 hotfix package (excel-x-none-msp, xlconv-x-none.msp, graph-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated October 25, 2011.

Issue that this hotfix package fixes

• Consider the following scenario:
  • The ForceShellExecute registry entry is enabled in Windows.
    
    Note The ForceShellExecute registry entry is in the following registry key:
    32bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Internet �\
    DWORD: ForceShellExecute Value: 00000001�
    
    64bit:�HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Common\Internet
    DWORD: ForceShellExecute Value: 00000001
    
    - You click on a hyperlink in an Excel 2007 workbook that links to another workbook.
  In this scenario, the linked workbook does not open. Additionally, the pointer remains as a busy pointer.
• Consider the following scenario:
  • You have an Excel 2007 workbook that contains a shape. The shape references another workbook.
  • You try to copy the shape to another workbook.
  In this scenario, Excel 2007 crashes.
• When you print an Excel workbook in Excel 2007, the data in the workbook starts to be printed on the second page of the printout. Additionally, the columns on the second page are truncated.
  
  This issue occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • The paper size is set to A4 or Letter.
  • A "fit to page" option is selected.
  • The printout is more than one page and includes the title.
  • The printer supports scaling.
• Assume that you have a workbook on a UNC share of a server. This workbook contains a link to another workbook on the same server. For example, the link contains the following path:
  \\server\share\folder\test
  However, after you install KB2587505 and then open the workbook that contains the link in Excel 2007, the path of the link is loaded incorrectly. For example, the path that the link contains is loaded as the following:
  \\server\share\share\folder\test
  Therefore, the link is broken.
  
  For more information about KB2587505, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  2587505 MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel could allow remote code execution: September 13, 2011
• When you try to create a list by importing an Excel 2007 workbook to a Microsoft Office SharePoint site, you receive the following error message in Excel 2007, and the import operation fails:
  Method 'Post' of object 'IOWSPostData' failed
  This issue occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • The ADFS service is running on the computer that you use to access the SharePoint site.
  • The computer is running a 32-Bit version of Windows 7.
  • You use Windows Internet Explorer to access the SharePoint site. The Check for server certificate revocation option is enabled in Internet Explorer.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 or 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 3 installed to apply this hotfix package. For more information about how to obtain the latest 2007 Office suite service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to make any changes in the registry to apply this update.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issue that is listed in this article.
The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date 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.

Download information

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

excel-x-none.msp information

graph-x-none.msp information

xlconv-x-none.msp information

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