Microsoft KB Archive/886669

= Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 24, 2004 =

Article ID: 886669

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office Excel 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:''


 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
 * Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
 * The files that the hotfix package contains





ARTICLE CONTENTS

 * SUMMARY
 * Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix replacement information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * Additional notes
 * REFERENCES



SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 24, 2004.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
The following issues are fixed in this hotfix package, but they were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
 * The change event handler for the RefEdit control cannot make formatting changes to worksheet cells


 * Excel 2003 may stop responding when you open a workbook that contains conditional formatting. This issue may occur when the conditional formatting formula contains off-sheet references.

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Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this hotfix.

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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 is replaced by a later hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

887607 Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 12, 2004

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Registry information
You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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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 of 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 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.

Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:   Date         Time   Size       File name 24-Sep-2004 22:06  8,430,592  Excelff.msp (full-file/administrative) 24-Sep-2004 20:38  2,139,648  Excelop.msp (optimized)

After you install the hotfix, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table:   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name 24-Sep-2004 07:38  11.0.6406.0  10,083,520  Excel.exe back to the top

Additional notes
 For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that the package contains. For more information about the differences between the two MSP files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/orkXP/HA011525711033.aspx



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