Description of the Office 2007 hotfix package (Oart.msp, Oartconv.msp): April 30, 2009

This article describes the Microsoft Office 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated April 30, 2009.

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

• In Excel 2007, some data points and graph lines in a chart are not displayed correctly.
• In a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation or in a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 workbook, you cannot programmatically call the AddPicture method to insert a picture that is from a HTTP path or from a HTTPS path.
• A workbook contains several charts that contain over 5,000 data points. When you open the workbook in Excel 2007, you experience slow performance.
• When a chart has lots of data points, Complex Smooth Lines in the chart may not be printed.
• 970077� Error message when you try to refresh data for an Excel chart that is stored in an HTTP location in a presentation: "The linked file is not available. Use the Edit Links command to find the file"

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems 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

You must have 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix package. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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 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



Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information



Oart.msp file informationOartconv.msp file information

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