MS10-017: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: March 9, 2010

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS10-017. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201003.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/ms10-017.mspx

How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site: North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

More information about this security update

Known issues with this security update

• After you install this security update, you may notice that the title of the update is listed in Chinese Simplified script instead of English in the Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features item in Control Panel.
  
  Note This issue does not affect the functionality of the security update. This is a text mismatch issue only.
  
  To resolve the issue, follow these steps:
  1. Uninstall the security update.
  2. Visit the Microsoft Download Center page to reinstall the security update:
     http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e0136f62-60ce-4ebd-8660-be81eba29ae8
     Alternately, you can download the security update directly with the following link:
     
     Download the officexp-KB978471-FullFile-ENU.exe package now.
• After you install 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.