Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-018. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200804.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/ms08-018.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-018.mspx)

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 Web site: North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site: For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

Known issue with this security update

You install security update 948962 on Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 2. Then, you try to save a project in the Microsoft Project 98 file format. When you do this, you receive the following error message: For more information about how to resolve this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Removal information

An issue in Microsoft Office 2003 causes Office to be partially uninstalled when updates to certain components are installed or uninstalled. This update resolves that issue.

However, when the update is uninstalled, the issue is reintroduced, and Office is partially uninstalled. To prevent this behavior, do not uninstall the update.

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.