Article ID: 940468
Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office XP issue that is fixed in the post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated July 17, 2007.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
- The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
- The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
- Whether you must restart the 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.
- The files that the hotfix package contains.
INTRODUCTION
Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
When you use Microsoft Excel 2002 to open a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 worksheet (.xslx file) from a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server document library, the worksheet name is displayed as XLSX]WorkSheetName. That is, XLSX] is added to the worksheet name.
MORE INFORMATION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer 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.
Prerequisites
The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix:
- Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3. For more information about Office XP Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
832671 Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Hotfix file information
This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.
The global version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
Download information
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | SP requirement | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officexp-kb940468-glb.exe | 10.0.6833.0 | 13,832,072 | 17-Jul-2007 | 13:11 | x86 | None | Not Applicable |
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform | SP requirement | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel.msp | Not Applicable | 17,516,032 | 17-Jul-2007 | 13:10 | Not Applicable | None | Not Applicable |
Additional notes
- For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
- For more information about software update terminology, 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
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbexpertiseinter kbqfe KB940468
