Microsoft KB Archive/242144

= HOW TO: Obtain and Install the Excel 2000 SYLK File Security Update in Excel 2000 =

Article ID: 242144

Article Last Modified on 8/5/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q242144



For a Microsoft Excel 97 version of this article, see 242209.

IN THIS TASK
SUMMARY
 * How to Download the Update
 * How to Run the Update in Quiet Mode
 * How to Update an Administrative Installation of Office with This Update
 * How to Determine Whether the Update Has Been Installed



SUMMARY
Microsoft recently identified two potential security issues that malicious macro authors could exploit. The Excel 2000 SYLK File Security Update addresses these issues. This article describes how to download and install the Excel 2000 SYLK File Security Update.

For additional information about the problems addressed by the Excel 2000 SYLK File Security Update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

241901 XL2000: Macro Virus Warning Does Not Appear When Opening SYLK File That Contains XLM Code

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How to Download the Update
To download and install this update:  Browse to the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/XL9p1pkg.aspx

 Click Download Now!, click Save this program to disk, and then click OK. Click Save. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Xl9p1pkg.exe file. Click Yes when you are asked whether or not to install this update. Click Yes to accept the license agreement. Click OK when you see the message that indicates that the installation was successful.</li></ol>

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How to Run the Update in Quiet Mode
Use the /q switch to run the update in quiet mode. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box and then click OK

 \xl9p1pkg /q

where   is the complete path to the folder in which you downloaded the file.

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How to Update an Administrative Installation of Office with This Update
To install this update to your administrative installation point for Microsoft Office 2000: <ol> On the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then click Run.</li> Type the following command in the Open box and then click OK

 \xl9p1pkg /c:"ohotfix9 /a"

where   is the complete path to the folder in which you downloaded the file.</li> Click Yes when you are prompted to install the update.</li> Click Yes to accept the license agreement.</li> In the Select the administrative package to update dialog box, type the path to the Data1.msi file on your administrative installation point.

A Windows Installer dialog box appears.</li> Click OK when you see the message that the installation of the update was successful.</li></ol>

If you have workstations that are running one or more components of Office from the administrative installation point, you need to follow these steps to install the fixes on the workstation and update the local Windows Installer package: <ol> Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box

msiexec /i \Data1.msi REINSTALL=EXCELFiles REINSTALLMODE=vomus

where   is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000.

NOTE: EXCELFiles is case sensitive. Type it exactly as shown.</li> Click OK to the message that setup was completed successfully.</li> Click Yes if you are prompted to restart your computer.</li></ol>

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How to Determine Whether the Update Has Been Installed
To determine whether the Excel 2000 SYLK File Security Update has been installed, check the Excel.exe file for the attributes listed in the following table: <pre class="fixed_text">  File name      Size       File version --

Excel.exe     7,151,661  9.0.3315 NOTE: The version number is not correctly updated in the About Microsoft Excel dialog box (click About Microsoft Excel on the Help menu). To correctly check the version number and file size in Windows Explorer, right-click the Excel.exe file where it is installed, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu; check the file size on the General tab and check the version on the Version tab.

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Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords: kbhowtomaster kbdownload kbofficeupdate KB242144

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