MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Office XP Web Components: March 11, 2008

This article describes a security update for the Microsoft Office 2000 Web Components and the Microsoft Office XP Web Components in Microsoft Office XP.

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-017. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for the Microsoft Office XP Web Components. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200803.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200803.mspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT Professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-017.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-017.mspx)

How to get 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 security update support issues, visit the International Support Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

Prerequisites

This security update is a post Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) security update. To install the security update, you must have Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed.

For more information about how to obtain Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Removal information

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