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Excel 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1): Auto-Recalculation Patch

Brief Description
The updated Excel 97 for Windows® Auto-Recalculation Patch resolves the recalculation issues discovered in Microsoft® Excel 97 for Windows, including the issues related to shared formulas. This update is included in Office 97 SR-2.

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Quick Details
File Name:xl8patch.exe
Version:97
Date Published:7/6/1998
Language:English
Download Size:133 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K
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Overview

The updated Excel 97 for Windows® Auto-Recalculation Patch resolves the recalculation issues discovered in Microsoft® Excel 97 for Windows, including the issues related to shared formulas. If you have downloaded a version of the Excel 97 for Windows Auto-Recalculation Patch prior to April 22, 1998, you should still download this latest patch to ensure that your worksheets automatically recalculate correctly. If you are not sure whether or not you already have this latest patch, you can still safely download it. The download will automatically stop and inform you if it was previously installed on your computer. Similarly, if you have an earlier version of this patch, this download will only make the changes your Excel program requires to bring it up to date. Notes:

Before You Download This Patch:

To use the updated English version of the Excel 97 Auto-Recalculation Patch, you must be running Excel 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1). To verify which version of Excel you are running, click About Microsoft Excel on the Excel Help menu. You should see Microsoft Excel 97 SR-1 as your version of Excel. If the version you are running is not Microsoft Excel 97 SR-1, please go to the Get Microsoft Office Service Release 1 page for instructions on obtaining Excel 97 SR-1 (which is included in Office 97 SR-1).

Information for Users of International Versions of Excel 97:

The automatic recalculation issues affect all versions of Excel 97 for Windows, including international versions. The Excel 97 Auto-Recalculation Patch is already included in international versions of the Office 97 SR-1 Patch. If you have already installed an international version of the Office 97 SR-1 Patch, you don't need to install the Excel 97 Auto-Recalculation Patch. If you have not installed SR-1, you must install it first, before you apply the auto-recalculation patch. There are several international versions of the patch available.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows NT
  • This download works with the following Office applications:
    • Excel 97

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Instructions



To install this download

  1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
  2. Ensure that you have installed the Office 97 SR-1 Patch. (Confirm this in Excel by clicking the About Microsoft Excel command on the Help menu. You should see Microsoft Excel 97 SR-1 as your version of Excel.)
  3. Close any open Windows applications.
  4. Download the file from this page by clicking the Download link above and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
  5. Select whether you want to Run this program from its current location or Save this program to disk. If you save it to disk, you must double-click the xl8patch.exe, saved in the hard-disk location you specified, to begin installation.
  6. You will be prompted for a location to install the file. By default, the file is installed in >drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office.
  7. If you want to run the patch on your Excel program now, click Yes when prompted.
    -or-
    If you want to run the patch at a later time, double-click the xl8p3.exe file you installed in the location you chose in step 6.


Instructions for use:

Your Excel software is automatically updated with the patch during installation. No other action is required on your part. However, once you have run the updated Excel 97 Auto-Recalculation Patch, Excel 97 worksheets that exhibited the problem may not recalculate automatically the first time they are opened. To apply the fix, press Ctrl+Alt+F9 with a worksheet open, and then save the file. The next time you open it, the worksheet will recalculate automatically as expected.

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