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MS13-073: Description of the security update for Microsoft Excel 2003: September 10, 2013

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS13-073. To view the complete security bulletin, go to one of the following Microsoft websites: 

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals:
TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware:
Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country:
International Support

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More Information

Known issues with this update

  • Customers may have been repeatedly offered this update even though it was already installed.


    Note This issue is resolved by a detection change released September 13, 2013. This change did not affect the updated files. This change only affects the way that we offer the updates to customers. Customers who have successfully installed the update do not have to take any action.

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Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain the service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

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Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

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Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:
2687481  MS12-076: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: November 13, 2012

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Removal information

To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the disc that contains Excel 2003. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall this security update from the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. There are several possible causes of this issue.

For more information about the removal, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

903771 Information about the ability to uninstall Office updates

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File information

The English (United States) 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.
For all supported editions of Excel 2003
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Excel.exe11.0.840410,359,44829-May-201304:08

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Article Info
Article ID : 2810048
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 11/6/2019
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