Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package: August 22, 2003

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SUMMARY

This article describes the Excel 2002 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix package that is dated August 22, 2003.

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Issues That Are Fixed in the Hotfix Package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package:

827270 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827270/ ) Excel Quits Unexpectedly with an Error Message When You Close an Excel Workbook That Contains DDE Links

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A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed.

For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
325671 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325671/ ) OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2
The optimized version of 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:
330537 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330537/ ) OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0
The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix with Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP-1). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP-1 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2). If you install this hotfix on a computer with Office XP SP-1 installed, some file conflicts might occur. Microsoft supports this configuration, but Microsoft does not recommend this configuration.

Restart Information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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:

827143 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827143/ ) Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package: August 28, 2003

Registry Information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

Hotfix File Information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this update 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    
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   22-Aug-2003  03:57  16,570,788  Excelff.msp  (full-file/administrative)
   22-Aug-2003  02:47   4,782,964  Excelop.msp  (optimized)

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.

   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   21-Aug-2003  16:41  10.0.5619.0  9,177,656  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 standard terminology that Microsoft uses when it corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates

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