Office XP Security Update: KB832332

Brief Description

Office XP Security Update: KB832332 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office.

Overview

Microsoft recommends that you use the Office Update site to determine if your computer requires this update before installing it.

This update fixes a vulnerability where a specially crafted image could allow an attacker’s code to run on a user’s machine due to a vulnerability in the graphics interpreter code.
Office XP Security Update: KB832332 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office.

For more information on this update, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (832332) Description of the Office XP Security Update: KB832332.

Release History:

Version 1.0 - Released 9/14/04.

Version 2.0 - Released 10/12/04. Addressed patching issue when applying the update on a computer where MSI 3.0 is installed.

It is recommended that all users that have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed run the current version of the update even if a previous version was used.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

This update applies to the following Office application:

Office XP

To install this update, you must have the following:

Office XP Service Pack 3.

Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or later. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows XP include this version of the Windows Installer. Otherwise, the latest version of Windows Installer is available as a separate download at the following links:

Windows Installer for Windows 95, 98, and ME

Windows Installer for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000

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Instructions

Note: Administrators should refer to the Administrator resources section.

Installation instructions
If you have Microsoft Office XP, do one of the following:

Use Office Update on the Office Online Web site (recommended). Office Update automatically detects Office and prompts you to install updates and service packs that bring Office programs up-to-date.

Install only Office XP Security Update: KB832332. To do this, follow these steps:

Download one of the two .exe files by using the links at the bottom of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
- Officexp-kb832332-v2-client-enu.exe: You should download this file if you have access to your original product CD-ROM. You might need to provide the installation source during patch installation if you have previously updated your product.
- Officexp-kb832332-v2-fullfile-enu.exe: Download this file if you do not have access to your original product CD-ROM or if you have experienced problems installing the Officexp-kb832332-v2-client-enu.exe.
It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.

In Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard disk drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Administrator resources
Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the Office Admin Update Center. On the home page of that site, look under Update Strategies section for the product version you are updating.

The downloads for this update are under the Files in this Download section below. You can double-click the executable package to extract the patch files (MSP files). The command line and instructions are included in the Knowledge Base article (197147): Command-Line Switches For IExpress Software Update Packages.

See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of the Office XP Security Update: KB832332 for further information about this update.

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