Excel 2003 hotfix package: February 2, 2004 (834712)

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2003 hotfix package that is dated February 2, 2003.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package but was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

After you upgrade your copy of Microsoft Office to Microsoft Office 2003, you cannot import Excel 2003 worksheets or named data ranges into a SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft server. When you try to do this, you receive the following error message:
Cannot connect to the server at this time. Your list cannot be published.

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MORE INFORMATION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to activate any hotfixes that are contained in this package.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jan-2004  10:07  4,322,816  Owsclt-fullfile-glb.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   26-Jan-2004  08:22  4,172,288  Owsclt-binary-glb.msp   (Optimized)

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table:

   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   13-Dec-2003  04:18  11.0.6009.0  637,632     Owsclt.dll

Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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