Microsoft KB Archive/317879

= MacOFFX: Microsoft Office v. X Network Security Updater ReadMe =

Article ID: 317879

Article Last Modified on 3/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office X for Mac Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel X for Mac
 * Microsoft Entourage X for Mac
 * Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q317879



SUMMARY
This article contains the contents of the &quot;Read Me&quot; file for the Microsoft Office v. X Network Security Updater.

This update is available at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx#OfficeX

Before you download and install the Microsoft Office v. X Network Security Updater, you must install the Entourage v. X - Hotmail Updater. Please see section 2.1 &quot;Requirements&quot; in the &quot;Read Me&quot; file, in the &quot;More Information&quot; section of this article.

NOTE: This document provides late-breaking information or other information related to the Microsoft Office v. X Network Security Updater and is current as of January 2002. After that date, you may find more current information and resources on the Microsoft MacTopia Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac



MORE INFORMATION
Network Security Updater Read Me January 2002 © Microsoft Corporation, 2002.

All rights reserved.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Installation 2.1 Requirements 2.2 Installing the update 3 Frequently asked questions 3.1 How is Microsoft Office v. X for Mac vulnerable? 3.2 What does the update do?

1 Introduction This update allows you to run Microsoft Office v. X for Mac files and any standalone versions of Office v. X for Mac more securely on a network.

2 Installation

2.1 Requirements To install the Network Security Updater, you must first run the Entourage v. X - Hotmail Updater, which you can download from http://www.microsoft.com/mac/download/officex/hotmail_forx.asp. You should check to see that you have the latest version of Office v. X for Mac (full suite, including Word v. X, Entourage v. X, PowerPoint v. X, and Excel v. X) or any standalone version. If Entourage v. X is currently not installed on your computer, you do not need to run the Entourage v. X - Hotmail Updater.

Check version number 1. In the Finder, open the Microsoft Office X/Office folder. 2. Select the Microsoft Component Plugin file. 3. On the File menu, click Show Info. 4. If your version number is 10.0.1 (1407), then you are already using the Entourage v. X - Hotmail Updater. If your version number is 10.0.0 (1311) and Entourage v. X is installed on your computer, you need to run the Entourage v. X - Hotmail Updater before this Network Security Updater will work.

2.2 Installing the update Before you install: * Close all other programs. * Make sure you are running the updated version of Office v. X or a standalone version. See the Requirements section of this Read Me for instructions on checking the version of Office v. X for Mac or standalone that you are running.

Install the update 1. Download the Network Security Updater file and save it to your hard disk. 2. Double-click the file on your hard disk to begin the installation. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

3 Frequently asked questions

3.1 How is Microsoft Office v. X for Mac vulnerable? If you don't install this update, Office v. X or any standalone versions of Office v. X for Mac might be vulnerable to malicious attacks on a network.

3.2 What does the update do? The patch makes Office v. X and any standalone versions of Office v. X for Mac more secure from malicious network attacks.

