This article describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issue that is fixed in the Office 2003 hotfix package that is dated March 15, 2008.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
| • | The issues that the hotfix package fixes. |
| • | The prerequisites for installing the hotfix
package. |
| • | Whether you must restart the computer after you install
the hotfix package. |
| • | Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other
hotfix package. |
| • | Whether you must make any registry changes. |
| • | The files that the hotfix package contains. |
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Issue that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix fixes the
following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge
Base article:
You insert the ActiveX List
box control in Microsoft Office Excel 2003.
When you select the list, and you use the mouse wheel to
scroll up or down, Excel 2003 crashes. And, you receive the following error
message:
Microsoft Office Excel has encountered a problem
and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hotfix information
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. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
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, contact 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:
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
There are no prerequisites for
installing this hotfix.
Restart information
You do
not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later
hotfix.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in
this package, you do not have to make any changes to the
registry.
File information
This hotfix may not contain
all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.
This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues
that are listed in this article.
The Global
version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install
the hotfix. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file
information, the date 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.
Download information
| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Office2003-kb950103-glb.exe | 11.0.8209.0 | 1,008,696 | 10-Mar-2008 | 05:18 | x86 |
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Fm20.msp | Not
Applicable | 9,606,144 | 10-Mar-2008 | 05:16 | Not
Applicable |
Fm20.msp file information
| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Fm20.dll | 12.0.6025.5000 | 1,195,888 | 06-Jun-2007 | 10:53 | x86 |
For
more information about software update terminology, 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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