Article ID: 823809
Article Last Modified on 4/7/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
Template: CPR - Office 2000 - SP-3 Hotfix Rollup
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SUMMARY
This article describes the Excel 2000 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix package that is dated July 12, 2003.
Issues That Are Fixed in the Hotfix Package
The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package.
- 831229 XL2000: Error Message When You Open an Excel 2000 File in the Exchange Public Folder
831229 XL2000: Error Message When You Open an Excel 2000 File in the Exchange Public Folder
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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, we recommend 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:
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
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:
827141 Excel 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: August 25, 2003
Registry Information
You must create or modify a registry key to use the hotfixes that are contained in this package.
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To activate this fix, follow these steps:
- Quit Excel.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, 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
- With the preceding key selected, on the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type QFE_Honshu, and then press ENTER.
- Right-click QFE_Honshu, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
Hotfix File Information
This hotfix contains only the 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 fix 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.
Date Time Size File name ------------------------------------------------------ 12-Jul-2003 00:38 4,424,292 Excelff.msp (Full-file/administrative) 12-Jul-2003 00:09 1,768,096 Excelop.msp (Optimized)
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix will have the listed attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name ---------------------------------------------------- 10-Jul-2003 23:10 9.0.0.7908 7,163,949 Excel.exe
Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.
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REFERENCES
For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, 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
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