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Office File Validation is a security add-in for Office 2003 and 2007. Office File Validation is used to validate that Binary File Format files conform to the Microsoft Office File Format. The user will be notified of possible security risks if files fail to conform to the format.

You can get specific information about this update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Microsoft Office File Validation Add-in (KB2501584).

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to April 2019.

Files
OFV.exe SHA1: 6e166a702125c988463d8bcfc6d0347ccadd1770 Size: 2.60 MB

• This update applies to the following product:
• Microsoft Office 2003 System (with Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3))
• Microsoft Office 2007 System (with 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2))


• Supported Windows Installer Version: Windows Installer 3.1 or greater
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 includes Windows Installer 3.1. Windows Installer 3.1 is also available as a separate download at the following location:
• Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)

: IT professionals should refer to the IT professional resources section.

Installation instructions
If you have Microsoft Office 2007 System, do one of the following:

• Install Microsoft Office File Validation Add-in (KB2501584). To do this, follow these steps:

1. Download the .exe file by using the links at the bottom of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive.
2. It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.


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

The downloads for this update are under the Files in this Download section below. You can double-click the executable package to begin installation, or extract the installer files (MSI files) by using a command line. The command line and instructions are included in the Knowledge Base article Command line switches for Microsoft Self-Extractor packages (KB912203).

See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of the Microsoft Office File Validation Add-in (KB2501584) for further information about this update.