MS08-074: Description of the security update for Excel 2000: December 9, 2008

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-074. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites.

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200812.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/ms08-074.mspx

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More information about this security update

Prerequisites to install this security update

This security update is a post Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 security update. To install the security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 installed.

For more information about how to obtain this service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update: