MS14-011: Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.7: February 11, 2014

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.7 installed on the computer.

VBScript 5.7 is installed by the following:

• Internet Explorer 7

• Windows Server 2008. Versions include the following:

  • x86-based

  • x86-based Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  • x64-based

  • x64-based SP2

  • Itanium-based

  • Itanium-based SP2

• Windows Vista. Versions include the following:

  • x86-based,

  • x86-based Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • x86-based SP2

  • x64-based

  • x64-based SP1

  • x64-based SP2

• Windows XP Service Pack 3

• Windows Script Host 5.7

To determine the version of VBScript that is installed on the computer, follow these steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Locate the following directory:

   %systemroot%\system32

3. Right-click Vbscript.dll file, and then click Properties.

4. Click the Details tab to view the contents of the File Version field. For example, the file version may be 5.7.0.18066.

If the file version starts with 5.7, as in the example, VBScript 5.7 is installed on the computer. 

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

981349 MS10-022: Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) 5.7: April 13, 2010

Removal information

To remove this security update, take one of the following actions:

• Use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

• Use the Spuninst.exe utility that is located in the following folder:

  %Windir%\$NTUninstallKB981349$\Spuninst

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.