Article ID: 2596785 - Last Review: December 21, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

MS11-089: Description of the security update for Microsoft 2007 Office suite Service Pack 2 or Microsoft 2007 Office suite Service Pack 3: December 13, 2011

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS11-089. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:
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How to obtain help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support website:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4)
North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge email support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.
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Known issues with this security update

  • Microsoft Update or Windows Update may offer this update even though you do not have the 2007 Microsoft Office system installed. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    830335  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830335/ ) Microsoft Update and Windows Update offer updates for Office programs that you do not have installed
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Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have 2007 Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2) or 2007 Office suite Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain the service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949585  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949585/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for the 2007 Office suite
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Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart the computer.

To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install this security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
887012  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887012/ ) Why you may be prompted to restart your computer after you install a security update on a Windows-based computer
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Removal information

To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the disc that contains 2007 Microsoft Office suite. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall this security update from the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. There are several possible causes of this issue.

For more information about the removal, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

903771  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/903771/ ) Information about the ability to uninstall Office updates
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File information

The English (United States) version of this security update 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 item in Control Panel.
For all supported versions of 2007 Microsoft Office suite Sp2 and SP3
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Msptls.dll12.0.6654.5000756,04805-Oct-201111:52
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
  • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
  • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 Home Use Program
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
  • Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
  • Microsoft Office Basic 2007
  • Microsoft Office Access 2007
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Home and Student version)
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 (Home and Student version)
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (Home and Student version)
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Word 2007
  • Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Home and Student version)
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