An easy reference list of May 2007 security patches
To help our readers we’ve grouped the May 2007 security patches according to the software to be patched instead of the problem to be fixed. All you need to do is look up your version of Office or other product from the list below to see what needs to be updated.
Office 2000
Office 2000 needs to have Service Pack 3 installed before you can apply the latest security patches.
- Word 2000 – KB934392
- Excel 2000 – KB934526 and KB934447
- FrontPage 2000 – KB934526
- Publisher 2000 – KB934526
Don’t forget the patch for the Office 2007 compatibility pack as well.
Office XP
Office XP needs to have Service Pack 3 installed before you can apply the latest security patches.
- Word 2002 – KB934394
- Excel 2002 – KB934705 and KB934453
- FrontPage 2002 – KB934705
- Publisher 2002 – KB934705
Don’t forget the patch for the Office 2007 compatibility pack as well.
Office 2003
Office 2003 needs to have Service Pack 2 installed before you can apply the latest security patches.
- Word 2003 – KB934181
- Excel 2003 – KB934180 and KB933666
- FrontPage 2003 – KB934180
- Publisher 2003 – KB934180
Don’t forget the patch for the Office 2007 compatibility pack as well.
Office 2007
Expression Web
Buried among the Office 2007 patches is a reference to an update for the replacement for Frontpage.
- Expression Web – KB934062
Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Works Suite
The ‘Works Suite’ products (not just plain ‘Works’) includes Microsoft Word and need the same security patches.
Word Viewer 2003
- A single patch at KB934041
Excel Viewer 2003
Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
This is the free add-on for earlier versions of Office to let you read and save to the new Office 2007 document formats.
- A single patch at KB933688
See Also
- Office 2007 Service Pack 1 – a cautious first look
- Outlook printing woes
- May 2007 patch slows Outlook?
- Document compatibility patch – May 2007 update
- Expression Web – hidden May 2007 patch