Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: August 21, 2006

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated August 21, 2006.

List of issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

• 924296� An Excel chart object is not updated in a PowerPoint presentation when the chart object is opened in Excel 2003

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

• Consider the following scenario. You create a drawing on a worksheet in Excel 2003. You use the Cut command to delete the drawing, and then you delete the worksheet. Then, you try to paste the drawing as a picture on a different worksheet. In this scenario, the picture is not pasted. And, you receive the following error message:
  Microsoft Office Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
  When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature that resembles the following error signature:
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  Application name	Application version	Module name	Module version	Offset
  Excel.exe	11.0.6560.0	Excel.exe	11.0.6560.0	007781c6

  Additionally, other program versions, module versions, and offsets are possible.
  
• When you open a workbook in Excel 2003, you may receive the following error message:
  Errors were detected in 'filename .xls', but Microsoft Excel was able to open the file by making the repairs listed below. Save the file to make these repairs permanent.
  When you view the open workbook, all the text data is missing. However, all the numeric data appears.
  
  This problem may occur after you install the security update for Excel 2003 that is dated July 11, 2006. For more information about this security update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  918419� Description of the security update for Microsoft Office Excel 2003: July 11, 2006

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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. 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

This hotfix package is a post-Office 2003 Service Pack 2 hotfix package. To install the hotfix package, you must have Office 2003 Service Pack 2 installed.

For more information about Office 2003 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

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 issues that are 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 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

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

Additional notes

• For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix 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:
  824684� Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates