Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-021. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200906.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200906.mspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-021.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-021.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

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More information about this security update

Known issues with this security update

• When you copy a cell that contains a formula from one instance of Excel, and then you paste the cell into a different instance of Excel, Excel crashes. To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • Copy and paste within the same instance of Excel.
  • When you paste, use the Paste Special option, and then use the Text option. To do this, click Paste Special on the Edit menu, and then click Text.
  To resolve this issue, install security update 973471. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  973471  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=973471/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: November 10, 2009
• After you apply this security update, you may have to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms when you start a Microsoft Office XP program. If you do not accept the Microsoft Software License Terms, the Office XP program may not start.
• After you apply this security update, Microsoft Excel 2002 crashes when you paste a cell that has a formula to another instance of Excel 2002. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  973471  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=973471/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: November 10, 2009

Prerequisites to install this security update

This security update is a post Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 security update. To install the security update, you must have Microsoft Office XP 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:

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

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.