Microsoft KB Archive/831180

= Mailbox and other printer-specific settings are saved with an Excel file =

Article ID: 831180

Article Last Modified on 8/4/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you send a Microsoft Excel 2000 workbook to another user account in an e-mail message, or store the file on a network share with the print settings set to print to your mailbox or to a local printer with specialized settings, these settings may still be in effect for the other users. If they print the workbook, it may either print to your mailbox (not theirs), or it may try to print by using certain settings for your local printer.



Part 1: Download and Install the Fix
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The global version of this hotfix 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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size       File name -  06-Nov-2003  00:14  4,425,052  Excelff.msp (Administrative/Full-File) 05-Nov-2003 23:45  1,784,668  Excelop.msp (Optimized/Client) After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name 04-Nov-2003 21:42  9.0.0.8229  7,163,949  Excel.exe

Important Information Before You Install the Hotfix
To resolve this problem, download and install the Microsoft Office 2001 Service Release 1 file. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2001/update_905.xml&secid=10&ssid=25&flgnosysreq=True

This hotfix is a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed. For more information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 Description of the Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this hotfix. For more information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office 2000 SP-3 hotfixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 Office 2000 updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

Part 2: Activate the Update
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To this hotfix, follow these steps:  Quit Excel. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel\Options

 After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD. Type QFE_Sitka, and then press ENTER. Right-click QFE_Sitka, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

Note When you set the value of the QFE_Sitka registry key to 1, the printer settings are not saved in the file.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbofficexppresp3fix kbfix kbbug KB831180

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