Cumulative update packages for the 2007 Microsoft Office core suite applications and for 2007 Microsoft Office servers: August 26, 2008

The cumulative update packages for August 2008 contain the latest hotfixes for the 2007 Office core suite applications and servers.

We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous 2007 Office suites fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains the hotfix that you need.

How to obtain the August 2008 cumulative update packages

A set of supported cumulative update packages are now available from Microsoft. However, each package is intended to correct only the applications that are listed in this article. Apply the packages only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. If you are not severely affected by any of these problems, we recommend that you wait for the next 2007 Office suites service pack that contains the hotfixes in these cumulative update packages.

Note If additional issues occur or 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 a specific cumulative update package. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Packages that are included in the August 2008 cumulative update

A link to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article that discusses each hotfix will be released as the article becomes available. To obtain a specific hotfix, please contact support and ask for the hotfix by referencing the Knowledge Base article number.

For more information about the 2007 Office suite bugs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites are listed in the KB articles for the individual packages.

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