Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-021. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:
- Home users:Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
- IT professionals:
How to obtain help and support for this security update
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More information about this security update
Prerequisites to install this security update
This security update is a post Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 security update. To install the security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 installed.
For more information about how to obtain this service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870924Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=870924/
)
How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003
Security update replacement information
This security update replaces the following security update:
959995Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=959995/
)
MS09-009: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: April 14, 2009
Removal information
To remove this security update, use the
Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the Microsoft Office 2003 CD into the CD drive. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall the security update from the
Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
903771Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=903771/
)
Information about the ability to uninstall Office updates
The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.
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| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
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| Excel.exe | 11.0.8307.0 | 10,351,936 | 22-Apr-2009 | 05:43 |