Overview

The Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest product updates to Office 2000 and offers you the highest levels of performance and security available for Office 2000. It can be installed by enterprise, small business, or individual users.


Office 2000 SP3 addresses issues described in several previous Microsoft Security Bulletins as well as in several previous downloads. For more information, see Previous releases.


Note Office 2000 SP3 includes the Outlook 2000 SR1 E-mail Security Update, which changes the way Outlook handles certain types of e-mail attachments. However, the new e-mail attachment handling behavior is customizable. For more information, please see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, (318515) OL2000: Cannot Access Attachments.


Note If you have Outlook 2000 installed with the Internet Mail Only option, please read the important information in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article, (811167) OL2000: (IMO) Outlook Reminders Are Problematic After You Install Office Service Pack 3, before updating to Office 2000 SP3.


Microsoft recommends that users install the Office 2000 SP3 update using the Office Products Updates site. This site will detect your Office installation and prompt you to install exactly what you need to be completely updated. This can minimize the time you spend downloading this update.

Previous releases

Office 2000 SP-3 addresses the issues described in the following Microsoft Security Bulletins:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-002: PowerPoint File Parser Contains Unchecked Buffer
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-028: RTF document linked to template can run macros without warning
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-034: Malformed Word Document Could Enable Macro to Run Automatically
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-038: Outlook View Control Exposes Unsafe Functionality
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-050: Malformed Excel or PowerPoint Document Can Bypass Macro Security
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-021: E-mail Editor Flaw Could Lead to Script Execution on Reply or Forward (321804)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-031: Cumulative Patches for Excel and Word for Windows

This service pack also includes all updates released since Office 2000 SR1:

• Office 2000 Update: Service Pack 2 (SP-2)
• Access 2000 and SQL Server 2000 Readiness Update
• Excel 2000 SR1 Macro Modification Security Update: April 25 2002
• Excel 2000 SR-1 Update: Eurotool Add-in
• Office 2000 Clip Gallery Update: June 19, 2002
• Office 2000 Security Update: UA Control Vulnerability
• Office 2000 Speller Update
• Office 2000 SR-1 Update: Web Client Security
• Outlook 2000 SR-1 Update: Extended E-mail Security
• Outlook 2000 SR-1 Update: Java Permissions Security
• Outlook 2000 SR-1 Update: View Control Security
• PowerPoint 2000 SR-1 Security Update: Extended Parsing Vulnerability
• Word 2000 Security Update: Macro Vulnerability
• Word 2000 Update: April 25, 2002
• Word 2000 Update: October 16, 2002

Office 2000 SP3 will install successfully even if one or more of the publicly available updates listed above have already been installed on your computer.


Office 2000 SP3 also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Error Reporting Tool as well as from Microsoft Product Support feedback.


Note If you want to install any public updates released after Office 2000 SP3, you must first install SP3 for those updates to work.

Office programs that Office 2000 SP3 applies to

Office 2000 SP3 applies to the following Office 2000 suites and applications:

• Microsoft Access 2000 SR1
• Microsoft Access RunTime 2000 SR1
• Microsoft Excel 2000 SR1
• Microsoft FrontPage® 2000 SR1
• Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
• Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Premium
• Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Professional
• Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Small Business Office
• Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Standard
• Microsoft Outlook® 2000 SR1
• Microsoft PowerPoint® 2000 SR1
• Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR1
• Microsoft Word 2000 SR1

Note Prior to installing SP3, you must install Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR1a) Update.


Before you install this update, make sure that you are currently using the SR1 versions of all the Office 2000 applications that are installed on your machine.

To determine if Office 2000 SR1 is currently installed on your computer

1. In Microsoft Windows®, on the Start menu, click Settings and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Make sure that all Microsoft Office 2000 installed applications listed are the SR1 versions.
4. Do one of the following:
   • If the SR1 versions are not listed, you need to install the Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR1a) Update.
   • If SR1 is displayed, then you already have SR1 or SR1a installed on your computer, and you only need to install SP3.

If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000, Me, 98 or 95, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Windows Installer. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and Microsoft Windows XP include this version of the Windows Installer. Otherwise, Windows Installer 2.0 is available as a separate download. For more information, please see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, OFF2000: Error 1328 in MSDAIPP.DLL When Applying Office 2000 Service Pack 3.


To ensure the integrity of your Microsoft Office installation, the Windows Installer may require access to your installation media or network installation location before applying any product updates. This is a technical requirement of Windows Installer-based software patching and is not intended to be an anti-piracy measure. For more information, please see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, Windows Installer must have original source files when you apply a patch.


For more information on Office 2000 Service Pack 3, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, (326585): Overview of the Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

If you are using Office 2000 SR1 MultiLanguage Pack

For complete Office 2000 SP3 functionality if you are using the Office 2000 SR1 MultiLanguage Pack, you need to install both of the following:

• Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• Office 2000 Service Pack 3 for Office 2000 SR1 MultiLanguage Pack.

A full-file administrative update for use by IT administrators is available on the Office 2000 Resource Kit Web site.

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System requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP

• This download works with the following Office applications:
  • Microsoft Access 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft Access RunTime 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
  • Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Premium
  • Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Professional
  • Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Small Business Office
  • Microsoft Office 2000 SR1 Standard
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft Publisher 2000 SR1
  • Microsoft Word 2000 SR1

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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 the o2ksp3.exe file from this page by clicking the Download button above and saving the file to your hard disk drive.
3. Double-click the o2ksp3.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Office 2000 SP3 and Microsoft Access

If you are a Microsoft Access 2000 user, please follow these steps before installing Office 2000 SP3:

1. You may want to print this page to use as a reference when you are offline.
2. Download the o2ksp3.exe file from the Microsoft Office Tools on the Web site by clicking the Download button above and saving the file to your hard disk.
3. Locate the three acwz*.mde files on your hard disk. The English version of Office 2000 installs these files in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033 by default. The files are: acwztool.mde, acwzmain.mde, and acwzlib.mde.
4. Rename the three files from step 3 acwz*.mde files to acwz*.old in the same location. You can do this by right-clicking each file, selecting Rename, and typing the new file name. Or, in the command line, you can type: ren acwz*.mde acwz*.old.
5. Double-click the o2kSP3.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Instructions for use:

Once you have installed this update, use Office 2000 as you normally would.

To remove this download:

There is no uninstall feature for this download.

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