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Excel 97 Security Update: REGISTER.ID

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Language: English

The Microsoft Excel REGISTER.ID Security Update eliminates the vulnerability that could be exploited using the worksheet tools of Excel to do malicious acts, such as deleting and overwriting files without the user's input or verification.

The Microsoft Excel REGISTER.ID Security Update eliminates the vulnerability that could be exploited using the worksheet tools of Excel 97to do malicious acts, such as deleting and overwriting files without the user's input or verification. This update protects against harmful code that could be executed from a worksheet by disabling the REGISTER.ID function.


Note To use the Excel 97 REGISTER.ID Security Update, you must have installed Office 97 Service Release 2b (SR-2b). System Administrators can find additional information and the administrator version of this update at the Microsoft Office Resource Kit.


Additional information can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article (Q269263) XL97: Update Available for register.id Vulnerability.


You can also use Excel 2000 Security Update: REGISTER.ID.

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 95

Supported operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT

  • This download works with the following Office applications:
    • Excel 97

Installation Instructions



To install this download

  1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
  2. Download the file from this page by clicking the Download link above and following the instructions in the dialog boxes.
  3. Double-click the xl8p10pkg.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.


Instructions for use:

Once you have installed this update, use Excel 97 as you normally would.

To remove this download:

There is no uninstall utility for this update.

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