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Description of the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: July 26, 2004


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Summary

Microsoft has released the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Excel 2000. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
  • Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes that are included in the hotfix package
  • The files that are contained in the hotfix package

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Introduction

This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2000 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix package that is dated July 26, 2004.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you try to print or preview a workbook or worksheet in Excel 2000, Excel 2000 may stop responding or crash.

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More information

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 this specific problem.

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, submit a request to 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

  • The optimized and the full-file versions of this hotfix are a post-Office 2000 SP3 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP3 installed.

    For additional information about Office 2000 SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    326585� OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3
  • This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later versions.

    For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    811002� Office 2000 updates and patches released after November 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  20:59                  4,424,836  Excelff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   26-Jul-2004  20:40                  1,812,612  Excelop.msp (Optimized)

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  22:04                  1,942,712  Off9miscop.msp (Optimized)
   26-Jul-2004  22:43                  3,833,528  Off9miscff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
After you install the hotfix, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  13:17  9.0.0.8923      7,168,045  Excel.exe     
contents of Off9miscff.msp:
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  13:24  9.1.0.8923      1,847,342  Graph9.exe       
   04-Sep-2003  20:28  9.0.0.8028      3,035,181  Ocp.dll          
   03-Dec-2003  16:24  3.0.1.4           777,728  Photoed.exe
Note For more information about installing this hotfix package, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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References

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684� Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: KB873361, kbfix, kbbug, kbhotfixrollup, kboffice2000presp4fix, kbhotfixserver, kbqfe, kbautohotfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 873361
Revision : 4
Created on : 4/7/2006
Published on : 4/7/2006
Exists online : False
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