MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: November 10, 2009

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-067. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/200911.aspx
  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/ms09-067.mspx

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

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Local support according to your country: International Support

Known issues with this security update

After you apply this security update, you may have to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms when you start a Microsoft Office XP program. If you do not accept the Microsoft Software License Terms, the Office XP program may not start. This issue applies only to OEM versions of Microsoft Office.

Known issues resolved by this security update

This update resolves known issues with a previously released security update. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

More information about this security update

Prerequisites to install this security update

To install the security update, you must have Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) 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:

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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.