Description of the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: July 26, 2004 (873361)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Excel 2000. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package
  • Prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes that are included in the hotfix package
  • The files that are contained in the hotfix package

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2000 issue that is fixed in the Excel 2000 post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix package that is dated July 26, 2004.

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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:
  • When you try to print or preview a workbook or worksheet in Excel 2000, Excel 2000 may stop responding or crash.
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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, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 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 and the full-file versions of this hotfix are a post-Office 2000 SP3 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office 2000 SP3 installed.

    For additional information about Office 2000 SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

  • This hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or later versions.

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

    811002 Office 2000 updates and patches released after November 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0

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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 use 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   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  20:59                  4,424,836  Excelff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
   26-Jul-2004  20:40                  1,812,612  Excelop.msp (Optimized)

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  22:04                  1,942,712  Off9miscop.msp (Optimized)
   26-Jul-2004  22:43                  3,833,528  Off9miscff.msp (Full-File/Administrative)
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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  13:17  9.0.0.8923      7,168,045  Excel.exe
contents of Off9miscff.msp:
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   26-Jul-2004  13:24  9.1.0.8923      1,847,342  Graph9.exe       
   04-Sep-2003  20:28  9.0.0.8028      3,035,181  Ocp.dll          
   03-Dec-2003  16:24  3.0.1.4           777,728  Photoed.exe
Note For more information about installing this hotfix package, 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
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbOffice2000preSP4fix kbHotfixRollup kbBug kbfix KB873361 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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