Microsoft KB Archive/255275

= How to determine the version of your Office 2000 program =

Article ID: 255275

Article Last Modified on 12/20/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q255275



SUMMARY
When you look at the version information for a Microsoft Office 2000 program in the About Microsoft  box (on the Help menu), the version information may differ from program to program.



MORE INFORMATION
Some of the Office 2000 programs list a version number along with the program name. The version number appears as a six-digit number separated by periods, x.x.xxxx. For example, Access 2000 displays the version number as:

9.0.2720

Note Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft FrontPage 2000 display the version number as a seven-digit number separated by periods, x.x.x.xxxx.

The last four digits of the version number may be different from program to program as well. These digits are obtained from either the Mso9.dll file or the program's EXE file. Microsoft Access 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000, and Microsoft Word 2000 obtain these numbers from the Mso9.dll file, and the other Office programs obtain the information from their respective EXE files.

The following table lists how the version information appears in each Office 2000 program in the About Microsoft  box.

Program      Version information displayed ---

Access       Microsoft Access 2000 (9.0.2720)

Binder       Microsoft Office Binder 9.0.2702

Excel        Microsoft Excel 2000 (9.0.2720)

FrontPage    Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Version: 4.0.2.2720

Outlook      Microsoft Outlook 2000 (9.0.0.2711)

PowerPoint   Microsoft PowerPoint 2000(9.0.2716)

Publisher    Microsoft Publisher 2000

Word         Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.2720)

Version Information After Installing Office 2000 SR-1 Update
Program      Version information displayed - Access       Microsoft Access 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1)

Binder       Microsoft Office Binder 9.0.2702

Excel        Microsoft Excel 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1)

FrontPage    Microsoft FrontPage 2000  Version: 4.0.2.3821 SR-1 is located to the left of the User name.

Outlook      Microsoft Outlook 2000 SR-1 (9.0.0.3821)

PowerPoint   Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SR-1 (9.0.3821)

Publisher    Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR-1

Word         Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1)

Version Information After Installing Office 2000 SP-2 Update
Program      Version information displayed - Access       Microsoft Access 2000 (9.0.4402 SR-1)

Binder       Microsoft Office Binder 9.0.2702

Excel        Microsoft Excel 2000 (9.0.4402 SR-1)

FrontPage    Microsoft FrontPage 2000  Version: 4.0.2.4426 SR-1 is located to the left of the User name, Company, and Product ID number.

Outlook      Microsoft Outlook 2000 SR-1 (9.0.0.4527)

PowerPoint   Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SR-1 (9.0.4527)

Publisher    Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR-1

Word         Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.4402 SR-1)

Version Information After Installing Office 2000 SP-3 Update
Program      Version information displayed - Access       Microsoft Access 2000 (9.0.6926 SP-3)

Binder       Microsoft Office Binder 9.0.2702

Excel        Microsoft Excel 2000 (9.0.6926 SP-3)

FrontPage    Microsoft FrontPage 2000  Version: 4.0.2.6625 SP-3 is located to the left of the User name, Company, and Product ID number.

Outlook      Microsoft Outlook 2000 SP-3 (9.0.0.6627)

PowerPoint   Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SP-3 (9.0.6620)

Publisher    Microsoft Publisher 2000 SP-3

Word         Microsoft Word 2000 (9.0.6926 SP-3) Note The version information may change as new updates are installed.

Important Not all updates change the version number that is listed in the About Microsoft  dialog box. When you install an update that does not change the version number that is listed in theAbout Microsoft  dialog box, check the version of your Office program’s executable file by using the steps that are listed in the "How to Verify the Version Property for the Executable File" section.

Note When the update does not include an updated version of the program’s executable file, see the documentation that is provided with your update to determine the files that are updated and then check the versions of the updated files.

Note The version information may change as new updates are installed. By default, Office program files are installed in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

The executable file names are the same for every version of Office and are as follows:

Excel.exe

Frontpg.exe

Msaccess.exe

Outlook.exe

PowerPnt.exe

Winword.exe

MSPub.exe

How to Verify the Version Property for the Executable File
To search for the appropriate file and to verify your program version, search your hard drive. To do this, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Search.
 * 2) In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.
 * 3) In the All or part of the file name box, type the appropriate file name as listed earlier, and then click Search.
 * 4) In the resulting list of files, right-click the file, and then click Properties.
 * 5) On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer.

For additional information about the overview and the history of Office 2000 Updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

266134 OFF2000: History of Office 2000 Updates

For additional information about version numbers, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

252885 OFF2000: Programs May Display Different Version Numbers in "About" Box

254844 OFF2000: Non SR-1 Program May Display "Service Release 1" in "About Microsoft " Box

Additional query words: OFF2000 build number sr1 product sp2

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo KB255275

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