Description of Excel 2003 hotfix package: March 5, 2004 (835741)

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Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 1.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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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, we recommend 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: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 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 replaced by a later hotfix.

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

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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.

Download information:

   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
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   05-Mar-2004  05:55  11.0.6202.0  6,297,832  Office2003-kb835741-glb.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer MSP file information:

   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   05-Mar-2004  05:36  6,707,200  Excel-fullfile-glb.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   05-Mar-2004  04:23  3,086,336  Excel-binary-glb.msp (Optimized)

After you install the hotfix, 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
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   20-Feb-2004  18:13  11.0.6202.0  10,075,840  Excel.exe

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Additional notes

• For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that the package contains.
• For more information about the differences between the two MSP files, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/xp/journ/fullfile.htm

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