Microsoft KB Archive/822611

= Excel 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: June 7, 2003 =

Article ID: 822611

Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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ARTICLE CONTENTS

 * SUMMARY
 * Hotfix Information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart Information
 * Hotfix Replacement Information
 * Registry Information
 * Hotfix File Information
 * REFERENCES



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2000 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated June 7, 2003.

Issues That Are Fixed in the Hotfix Package
The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package.  

821789 XL2000: Cannot Derive Parameter Information When the Parameter Marker Is a Function Argument

 

821788 XL2000: Cannot Open Workbook That Contains a Large Pivot Table

 

821137 XL2000: DDE Clients Cannot Use a RUN Command to Run an Inline Macro After a Security Update



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Hotfix Information
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.

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Prerequisites
 The optimized version of 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 additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of the Office 2000 Service Pack 3

 This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later.

For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0

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Restart Information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix package is replaced by a later hotfix package. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

823330 Excel 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: July 8, 2003

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Registry Information
You must create or modify a registry key to use the one of the hotfixes that is contained in this package.

For additional information about the AllowFailParam key, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821789 XL2000: Cannot Derive Parameter Information When the Parameter Marker Is a Function Argument

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Hotfix File Information
This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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. <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Size       File name -  07-Jun-2003  22:57  4,420,732  Excelff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 07-Jun-2003 22:24  1,752,176  Excelop.msp (Optimized) Date Time Size File name 24-Mar-2003 09:20 8,294,604 Winwordff.msp (Full-File/Administrative) 24-Mar-2003 07:54 3,002,028 Winwordop.msp (Optimized) After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table: <pre class="fixed_text"> Date        Time   Version     Size       File name 07-Jun-2003 01:12  9.0.0.7805  7,163,949  Excel.exe Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.back to the top

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