Microsoft KB Archive/942669

= Description of the security update for Word 2000: October 9, 2007 =

Article ID: 942669

Article Last Modified on 10/9/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-060. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Word 2000. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional:  Home users:

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200710.mspx

 IT professionals

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-060.mspx





Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed to apply this security update.

For more information about how to obtain Office 2000 SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2000

Removal information
After you install this security update, you cannot remove the update. To revert to an earlier installation of Word 2000, remove Word 2000. Then, reinstall Word 2000 from the original CD.

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