Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 9, 2005, rereleased September 6, 2005

• Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 9, 2005
• Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 6, 2005

This article describes the following information about the hotfix package:

• Issues that the hotfix package fixes
• Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
• Information about whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
• Information about whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
• Information about whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
• Files that the hotfix package contains

This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2002 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that was initially released August 9, 2005, and then rereleased on September 6, 2005.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• Assume a situation where you use the AutoComplete feature with the Input Method Editor 2000 (IME) in Microsoft Excel 2002. Then, you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro.
  
  In this situation, you receive the following error message if the VBA macro does certain worksheet manipulations:
  Run-time error '1004'
  Examples of worksheet manipulations include moving data, copying data, or making the worksheet visible.
  

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 version of this hotfix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed.
  
  For more information about Office XP Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  832671� Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
• The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or a later version.
  
  For more information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  330537� Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
• To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed.
  
  For more information about Office XP Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  832671� Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

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 to modify any registry keys to enable the hotfix that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required 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 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 tool in Control Panel.

Version 2.0 (September 6, 2005) of hotfix KB904644 contains updated versions of the following files.Version 1.0 (August 9, 2005) of hotfix KB904644 contained the following files and file versions.After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

Version 2.0 (September 6, 2005) of hotfix KB904644 contains the updated version of the following file.Version 1.0 (August 9, 2005) of hotfix KB904644 contained the following file and file version. Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: