MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: October 14, 2008

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-057. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200810.mspx
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site: North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

• After you apply this security update, you may find that you cannot copy an Office Excel 2003 chart into Office PowerPoint 2003. For more information about how to resolve this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  983230� Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package (Powerpnt.msp): June 9, 2010
• After you apply this security update, you cannot enable embedded Excel OLE objects that contain empty VBA projects in the a PowerPoint 2003 presentation. For more information about how to resolve this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  970220� Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package (Powerpnt.msp): April 28, 2009