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MS12-046: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office 2003: July 10, 2012

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS12-046. To view the complete security bulletin, go to one of the following Microsoft websites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201207.aspx
(http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201207.aspx)
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
(http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
IT professionals:
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-046
(http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-046)

Note This update fixes a signing issue with the package that was originally released for MS12-046. This update provides a new certificate with a correct time stamp to sign the package. For more information about this signing issue, go to the following Microsoft TechNet webpage:

Microsoft Security Advisory (2749655)

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2749655)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

(http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6527)

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

(http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bb980617.aspx)

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master)

Local support according to your country: International Support

(http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: If I already installed KB 2598361, do I have to reinstall this update?

A: No. If you installed the original update, you will not be affected by the signing issue that is mentioned in Microsoft Security Advisory (2749655)

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2749655)

.

Q: Are there any issues with installing this update on top of KB 2598361?

A: You will receive a message that states that the package has already been installed. This is because this update contains no changes to the binary that is mentioned in Security Bulletin MS12-046.

Q: If you installed this update through Microsoft Update, do I have to install anything else?

A: No. The update from Microsoft Update did not have the signing issue and was not affected by the issue that is mentioned in Microsoft Security Advisory (2749655)

(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2749655)

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Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 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:

307841

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307841/ )

How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003

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Restart information

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

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Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

974945

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974945/ )

MS10-031: Description of the security update for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications runtime: May 11, 2010

Removal information

After you install this security update, you cannot remove the update.

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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.

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