Microsoft KB Archive/257983

= How to obtain the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a Update and how to apply the update to administrative installations =

Article ID: 257983

Article Last Modified on 3/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q257983



SUMMARY
The Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a) Administrator Update is designed to update an administrative installation of your Office 2000 programs and supporting files to SR-1/SR-1a level. This article explains how to download and install the Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a Administrator Update.



Which Programs Can Be Updated?
The SR-1/SR-1a Administrator Update updates administrative installations of the following Microsoft programs:
 * Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition CD1, Professional Edition CD1, Standard Edition, Small Business Edition, and Developer Edition CD1


 * All standalone Microsoft Office 2000 programs, including Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft Access 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, and Microsoft Publisher 2000

Download the SR-1/SR-1a Administrator Update
Please skip this section if you have the SR-1/SR-1a Update on CD.  Point your Web browser to the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#o2sr1au

 Click the link to download Data1.exe. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK. Click Save. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Data1.exe file. Click Yes when you are prompted to extract the contents of the update to a new folder. Type C:\Sr1admin in the Please type the location where you want to place the extracted files box, and then click OK. Click Yes when you are prompted to create the folder.</ol>

Install the SR-1/SR-1a Administrator Update
NOTE: You must run this command from a computer that already has the Windows Installer installed. <ol>  Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

msiexec /a \Data1.msi /p  \data1.msp SHORTFILENAMES=1

where  is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000, and   is the path to Data1.msp. The path to Data1.msp varies according to the following table. <pre class="fixed_text">  SR-1/SR-1a Source         Path to Data1.msp

Data1.exe download      C:\Sr1admin SR-1/SR-1a Update CD    <CD-ROM drive>\Admin

NOTE: <CD-ROM drive> in the preceding table is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

The Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box appears.

</li> Click Next in the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box.NOTE: You do not have to type your CD Key or company name in the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box.

</li> Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.</li> Click Install Now.</li></ol>

At this point, your administrative installation point is updated. Any new installations that you run from this administrative installation point will include the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a updates.

How to Update Your Workstations
Use one of the following methods to update workstations on which Office 2000 was already installed from your administrative installation point.

Method 1: If You Want to Update Only Office
Use the following steps to update Office if you do not need to install Internet Explorer 5.01 or Windows Installer 1.1: <ol> Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

msiexec /i \Data1.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus

where  is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000.

</li> Click OK to the message that Setup completed successfully.</li> Click Yes if you are prompted to restart your computer.</li></ol>

Method 2: If You Want to Update Office, Internet Explorer, and the Windows Installer
If you need to update to Internet Explorer 5.01 and Windows Installer 1.1 as well as update Office, you must run Setup.exe from your administrative installation point at each workstation.

Method 3: If You Want to Update Only Office and the Windows Installer
If you want to update your workstations to Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a and Windows Installer 1.1, but you do not want to update or install Internet Explorer, you can use the following command line to run Setup.exe from your administrative installation point:

 \Setup.exe noie=true

where  is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000.

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