Summary

This article describes the issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Office 2010 hotfix package that is dated October 8, 2013.

INTRODUCTION

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

  • Consider the following scenario:

    • You open the Internet Options dialog box in Windows Internet Explorer, and then you add a website to the Websites list of the Local intranet item.

    • You clear the Enable Protected Mode check box for the Local intranet item in the Internet Options dialog box.

    • You click a hyperlink that links to the new website in the Research pane in Word 2010.

    In this scenario, Internet Explorer appears for several seconds and then exits.

  • When you open an encrypted document in Word 2010, the Find button in the Editing group on the Home tab is disabled. Additionally, when you press Ctrl+F, the Navigation pane is not displayed.

More Information

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 the problem described in this article. 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 website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote 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

To install this hotfix package, you must have either Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2510690List of all Office 2010 SP1 packages

2687521 List of all Office 2010 SP2 packages

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you install this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released 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 package may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix package contains only the files that you must have to resolve the issue that listed in this article.The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. 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.

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