Re: WinXP Pro SP3 vs Office 2000 Pro


In news:171BDA0A-1045-4EDF-A4C0-C5197B19AE30@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Scott typed on Sun, 9 Aug 2009 08:16:02 -0700:
Here's the situation:

This week, my new Dell Precision M-90 notebook came installed with
WinXP Pro SP2 but without MS Office.

Upon receipt of pc, I updated the WinXP to SP3 using Microsoft Update
online.

Next, I installed my good ol' Office 2000 Pro (full seat) from my
original CD.

Next, I attempted to update my Office 2000 Pro to the latest SP3. But
Microsoft Update would not even list updates for my Office 2000 Pro.

Next, I manually downloaded the necessary updates from the Microsoft
web
site to my local hard drive. The updates include:

SR-1a

SP2

SP3

But here's the problem: none of the updates will install.

When I run the .exe to install SP3, I get this message:

"The expected version of the product was not found on your system."

So I ran the .exe to install SP2 thinking there must be a sequential
update requirement. But I got this message:

"Microsoft Office 2000 Professional is not at the SR-1 level. This
update
can only be applied to Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 products. Please
update all your Office 2000 products to the SR-1 level and then
reapply this update."

So I ran the o2ksr1a.exe to install SR-1a (since I could not find a
"SR-1" update on the Microsoft web site). But I got this message:

"Microsoft Office SR-1 Update did not complete successfully. For
assistance, contact Microsoft Technical Support. See the log file:
Office 2000 SR-1 Setup.txt"

I searched my hard drive for the "Office 2000 SR-1 Setup.txt" file
and it
was not to be found. I searched EVERY .txt file on my system (even
hidden and system files) but it never turned up.

So NONE of the updates would install and thus I am currently stuck
with a very vulnerable Office 2000 Pro installation.

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THE SR-1 IS NOT INSTALLING ON MY WIN XP PRO
SP3?

FYI: My other PC, a desktop Dell, also has WinXP Pro SP3 with Office
2000 Pro. The Office 2000 Pro on that PC is at the SP3 level..., so I
know this is possible.

NOTE: The only difference between the two installations of Office
2000 Pro
is that I believe the installation on the desktop PC started off as
SR-1 (or SR-1a) from it's initial installation CD.

If you can tell me how to get SR-1 to install on my WinXP SP3, please
email me at contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have killed over 5 hours
fooling around with this. Installing an update should never be so
difficult.

Thanks!

For starters Scott, you do not need Office 2000 SP2, as Office 2000 SP3
already contains SP2 within it. So you can skip that one. Secondly,
SR-1a always for me doesn't install anything, but just unpacks itself in
a temporary folder. Once this is done, you need to install it from this
unpacked folder. Maybe this is where you are going wrong. And Office
2000 SP3 doesn't do this, but installs right from where you run it from
(SP2 does too).

After you install Office 2000 SR-1a and SP3, you should also need the
following 13 more:

Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.2720)
Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1)
Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.6926 SP-3)
Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.8968 SP-3) after 13 more updates

REQUIRED UPDATES
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Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2000 (KB969683)
3683 KB / Download Time = 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 2000 that could allow
arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This
update resolves that vulnerability.
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Security Update for Microsoft Word 2000 (KB969600)
4002 KB / Download Time = 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word 2000 that could allow
arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened. This
update resolves the vulnerability so that Microsoft Word 2000 documents
are handled appropriately.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Office 2000 (KB944425)
1383 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened.
This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2000 (KB947361)
2810 KB / Download Time = 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened.
This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft Outlook 2000 (KB946986)
2601 KB / Download Time = 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when you click on a maliciously modified
hyperlink. This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Office 2000 (KB921606) (English version)
489 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could
enable arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened.
This security update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2000 (KB921595) (English version)
524 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened.
This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Access Snapshot Viewer 2000 (KB955441) (English
version)
87 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in the Snapshot Viewer that could allow
arbitrary code to run when you open a maliciously modified web page or
document. This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2000 Web Components (KB931660)
1294 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Office Web Components
2000 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified
file is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2000 (KB957838) (English version)
144 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified document is
opened. This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (KB957790)
1797 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified file is opened.
This update resolves that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for Outlook 2000 (KB905646) (English version)
3333 KB / Download Time = 1 min at your connection speed
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 2000 that could
allow arbitrary code to run when opening a malicious document. This
update addresses that vulnerability.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Security Update for PowerPoint 2000 (KB905555) (English version)
26 KB / Download Time = < 1 min at your connection speed
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Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2


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