Office 2000 SR-1 Update: Web Client Security

Brief Description

The Web Client Security Update for Office 2000 protects you from a vulnerability in Office 2000 that can allow login information to be sent over the Internet.

Overview

The Web Client Security Update for Office 2000 protects you from a vulnerability in Office 2000 that can allow login information to be sent over the Internet. Malicious Web site operators could deceive users into browsing to a Web page or server that captures login information without permission or verification of credentials from the user. This update prevents user credentials from being sent unless users grant express permission consistent with their browser settings.

Note: To use the Web Client Security Update, you must have installed Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR-1a). You also need to have Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later installed on your computer for this update to work. You can download the latest version of Internet Explorer for free from the Internet Explorer Web site.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT

This download applies to customers that are running any of the following:

Word 2000 SR-1
Excel 2000 SR-1
Outlook 2000 SR-1
PowerPoint 2000 SR-1
Access 2000 SR-1
FrontPage 2000 SR-1
Publisher 2000 SR-1
PhotoDraw 2000, Version 2
PhotoDraw 2000, Version 1
Microsoft Project 2000

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Instructions

Click the Download link to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
Do one of the following:

To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

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