Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package (Excel.msp, Graph.msp, Xlconv.msp): February 24, 2009

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2007 hotfix package that is dated February 24, 2009.

• 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 packages.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

This hotfix fixes the following issues:

• From a Web server, you try to open an Excel 2007 workbook project that is built by using Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (VSTO). If you pass a querystring parameter to the file, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
  
  Customized functionality in this program will not work because the location of URL is not in the Office Trusted Locations list, or all trusted locations are disabled. Contact your administrator for further assistance.
  
  
  Note In this error message, URL represents the specific file that you are using at the time.
  
• When you move a chart to another sheet in the same workbook, the series are set as external to this workbook. This issue can occur when the list separator is not defined as comma. For example, if the regional setting is set to French or German, the list separator is defined as semicolon.
  
• When you move sheets between workbooks, Excel 2007 crashes. This issue can occur if the workbooks are in previous file formats.
  
• You enable some Excel add-ins in Excel 2007. When you close and then restart Excel 2007, all loaded Excel add-ins are added to the My Recent Documents list.
  
• When you try to delete a comment in a circular reference cell, Excel 2007 crashes. This issue occurs on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
  
• If you open an XLS file in Excel 2007 on a Windows Vista-based computer, it takes much longer than it does when you open the same file in Excel 2003 on a Windows XP-based computer.
  
• When you try to edit a series formula of a chart on a separate worksheet by clicking the Formula bar, Excel 2007 crashes.
  
• In Excel 2007, the Advanced Filter feature does not recognize the Transition formula evaluation setting.
  
• In Excel 2007, you open an XLS file that contains macros. When you run the macros, it takes much longer than it does in Excel 2003.
  
• Controls on a graph sheet are not printed even if the Print object check box is selected on the Properties tab in the Format Control dialog box.
  
• Consider the following scenario. On a computer that has the 2007 Office suite Service Pack 1 installed, you create an XLS file in Excel 2007. Then you remove the document properties of this file and save the file on a network share. In this scenario, when you reopen the file and make no changes, the modified date of the file is updated to the current opening time.
  
• You select the AutorePublish every time this workbook is saved check box in the Publish as Web Page dialog box. However, when you save the Excel workbook, only the active sheet is published.
  

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 the problem described in this article. 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

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released 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 issue that is 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

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

Excel.msp information

Graph.msp information

Xlconv.msp information

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