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Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package: October 9, 2007


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Summary

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2007 hotfix package that is dated October 9, 2007.

This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
  • Whether you must restart the 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.
  • The files that the hotfix package contains.

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Introduction

Issue that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you perform a calculation in Excel 2007, the following behavior occurs:
    • The result of the calculation is a number from 65534.99999999995 to 65535. The calculation is performed correctly. However, the result is incorrectly shown as 100000.
    • The result of the calculation is a number from 65535.99999999995 to 65536. The calculation is performed correctly. However, the result is incorrectly shown as 100001.

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More information

To resolve this problem, apply this hotfix. After you apply the hotfix, recalculate the spreadsheets that are in manual calculation mode. When you do this, the values in the spreadsheet will be updated to the correct values.

Hotfix information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Download the Excel 2007 hotfix package now.

Release Date: October 9, 2007

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

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

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 the 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
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Office-kb943075-fullfile-x86-glb.exe12.0.6015.500034,099,95209-Oct-200721:41
Excel 2007
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Excel.msp10,257,40805-Oct-200717:45
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:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Excel.exe12.0.6042.500017,894,93606-Oct-200702:58
Excel Converter
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Xlconv.msp9,688,06405-Oct-200717:45
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:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Excelcnv.exe 12.0.6042.500014,680,60006-Oct-200703:06
Graph
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Graph.msp3,944,44805-Oct-200717:45
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:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Graph.exe12.0.6042.50002,528,81606-Oct-200703:11

OfficeArt
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Oart.msp11,589,63205-Oct-200717:45
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:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Oart.dll12.0.6042.500014,163,99206-Oct-200703:09
OfficeArt Conversion
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Oartconv.msp6,063,61605-Oct-200717:45
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:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Oartconv.dll12.0.6042.50008,432,16805-Oct-200703:52
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 software update terminology, 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: atdownload, kbformula, kboffice2007postrtmfix, kbpubtypekc, kbhotfixrollup, kbfix, kbbug, kbexpertiseinter, kbqfe, KB943075

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Article Info
Article ID : 943075
Revision : 4
Created on : 11/30/2007
Published on : 11/30/2007
Exists online : False
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