Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package: September 25, 2003 (827984)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002

ARTICLE CONTENTS

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2002 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated September 25, 2003.

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Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package, but it was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
  • When you click a hyperlink in Microsoft Internet Explorer to a Microsoft Excel workbook that contains external links, Internet Explorer may appear to stop responding. This problem may occur when the Excel workbook opens a dialog box that requires user input. If the dialog box does not open as the active window (in the foreground), or if the the Excel button on the Windows taskbar does not flash to indicate the user input is requierd, the problem may occur.
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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

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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 XP 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

  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed.

    For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2

  • The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later.

    For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0

  • The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix with Office XP Service Pack 1 (SP-1). However, Microsoft has not tested this fix on Office XP SP-1 to the same extent as on Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2). If you install this hotfix on a computer with Office XP SP-1 installed, some file conflicts might occur. Microsoft supports this configuration, but Microsoft does not recommend this configuration.
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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 package is replaced by a later hotfix package.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

829340 Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package: October 6, 2003



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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
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   25-Sep-2003  10:16  16,559,640  Excelff.msp (Full-file/administrative)
   25-Sep-2003  08:55   4,915,684  Excelop.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
   -----------------------------------------------------
   25-Sep-2003  04:40  10.0.5723.0  9,177,656  Excel.exe
Note For more information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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REFERENCES

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
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