MS10-017: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: March 9, 2010

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS10-017. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201003.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201003.aspx)
  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/ms10-017.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-017.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update (http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6527)

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support (http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bb980617.aspx)

Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master)

Local support according to your country: International Support (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)

Known issues with this security update

After you install this security update, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to save a shared workbook: This problem can occur if the file is saved to a network location and then configured as a shared workbook.
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

• To avoid this problem when you create a workbook that must be shared, turn on the shared workbook option before you save the workbook to a network share.
• If the problem has already occurred, follow these steps:
  1. Open the shared workbook, and then save it to a local drive.
  2. Turn on the shared workbook option.
  3. Save the workbook on the network share.
  For more information about how to share a workbook, visit the following Microsoft Web page:
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP100968331033.aspx#ShareWorkbook (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP100968331033.aspx#ShareWorkbook)
  To resolve this problem, install hotfix 982308. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  982308  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982308/ ) MS10-038 and MS10-036: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: June 8, 2010

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have one of the following installed:

• 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• 2007 Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain this service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

Removal information

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

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.

Security update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB978382)