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Office 97 Service Release 2b (SR-2b) Download Information

Brief Description
Office 97 SR-2b is a free update to Office 97, consisting of a series of recent fixes and designed to make it even easier for customers to deploy Office 97. SR-2b includes currently available downloads such as the Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows Auto-Recalculation Patch.

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File Name:sr2bof97.exe
Version:SR-2b
Date Published:9/30/1999
Language:English
Download Size:23.0 MB
Estimated Download Time: 57 min 56K
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Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2b (SR-2b) is an update to Office 97 that delivers all of the Year 2000 product fixes developed since the release of Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2). For a complete list of product updates in SR-2, read the Knowledge Base article OFF97: List of Fixed Problems in Office 97 for Windows, SR-2.


Note: Before you download SR-2b, you need to install Office 97 Service Release 1 (SR1).

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows NT
  • This download works with the following Office applications:
    • Office 97

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Instructions


To install this download
  1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
  2. Download Service Release 2b. When the File Download dialog box displays, Internet Explorer 4.01 users should choose Save this file to disk.
  3. Double-click the sr2bof97.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. The installation process requires you to enter the Product ID Number from one of the Office programs installed on your computer. The number can be found by choosing Help on the menu of any Office 97 application, and then clicking on About >your product name.

    For additional information about setup, refer to the Knowledge Base article, OFF97: An Overview of Microsoft Office 97 SR-2.
     
  5. If you installed the Word 97 Template Security Patch or the Forms 2.0 Control Security Patch, you must reinstall them after installing the Service Release 2b.

Instructions for use:

Once the installation is complete, your system files will be updated.

To remove this download:

The Office 97 Service Release 2b cannot be uninstalled or removed. The SR-2b patch updates files within your operating system, and therefore cannot be removed manually. In order to return your Office files to their previous state, you must uninstall Office and then re-install it.
  1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. In the list of currently installed programs, select [program name] and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
  4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.

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