MS13-073: Description of the security update for Microsoft Excel 2010: September 10, 2013

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

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/updates.aspx
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
• IT professionals:
  http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-073

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

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Local support according to your country: International Support

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have�Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) 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:

Restart information

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

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

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 2010. 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:

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 x86 versions of Microsoft Excel 2010

For all x64 versions of Microsoft Excel 2010�