MS08-056: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office XP: October 14, 2008

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-056. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200810.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200810.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/ms08-056.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-056.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.

Note This security bulletin does not install any binary files. The only change is in the Windows registry. After you install this security bulletin, the following registry keys will be removed from the Windows registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Handler\cdo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CDO
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Handler\cdo

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed to apply this security update.

For more information about how to obtain Office XP Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: