After you apply Security Update 973525, the Office Excel Add-in for SQL Server Analysis Services no longer works.
For more information about Security Update 973525, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
973525Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=973525/
)
MS09-055: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits
This problem occurs because Security Update 973525 sets some ActiveX Killbits which disable the Office Excel Add-in for SQL Server Analysis Services.
Hotfix information
This hotfix Setup program verifies the value of some registry entries. If the value is not 1024, the hotfix Setup program sets the value to 1024. The following registry entries are verified:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{15721A53-8448-4731-8BFC-ED11E128E444}\Compatibility Flags
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{DB640C86-731C-484A-AAAF-750656C9187D}\Compatibility Flags
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3267123E-530D-4E73-9DA7-79F01D86A89F}\Compatibility Flags
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{27A3D328-D206-4106-8D33-1AA39B13394B}\Compatibility Flags
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
How to enable this hotfix
This hotfix installs a new version of the Reportbuilderaddin.dll file into the following folder:
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Solutions\Cube Analysis\Bin\
You must manually register this Reportbuilderaddin.dll file to enable this hotfix. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
- At the command prompt window, type the following command, and then press Enter:
CD %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Solutions\Cube Analysis\Bin\
- Type the following command, and then press Enter:
Regsvr32 Reportbuilderaddin.dll
Dll register server in Reportbuilderaddin.dll succeeded
- Type the following command, and then press Enter:
- Restart the computer.
Known issues
After you apply this hotfix, Excel Add-in for the SQL Server Analysis Services may not work as expected. For example, you cannot create new reports or edit existing reports. This problem occurs because a cached file of the old version of Excel Add-in for the SQL Server Analysis Services still exists.
To resolve this issue, you must delete the cached file. To do this, follow these steps:
- Close the Office Excel application.
- Search for the ReportBuilderAddInLib.exd file which is the cached file.
Note This file is usually in the %temp% folder of the user that is affected by this problem. For example, this file is in the %temp%\Excel8.0 folder. - Delete the ReportBuilderAddInLib.exd file.
For more information about .exd files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
199830Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=199830/
)
EXD files are created when you insert controls
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must be running Excel Add-in for SQL Server Analysis Services on the computer.
Registry information
To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.
File information
The English (United States) version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
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| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time | Platform |
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| Reportbuilderaddin.dll | 1.5.232.0 | 2,379,624 | 27-Jan-2010 | 04:41 | x86 |
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
For more information about how to obtain Excel Add-in for SQL Server Analysis Services, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DAE82128-9F21-475D-88A4-4B6E6C069FF0
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DAE82128-9F21-475D-88A4-4B6E6C069FF0)