How to apply the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a Update to an administrative installation of the Office CD2

Unlike the administrator update for Office 2000 CD1, there is no administrative update that is designed specifically for CD2. However, you can update an administrative installation of CD2 by using the Windows Installer patch file, Data2.msp, which is available from the Office Resource Kit download site.

The "More Information" section of this article provides the detailed steps required to update an administrative installation of Office 2000 CD2.

How to Download the SR-1/Sr-1a Update for CD2

1. Browse to the following Web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#o2sr1au (http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#o2sr1au)
2. Click the link to download O2ksr1adl.exe.
3. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
4. Click Save.
5. In Windows Explorer, double-click the O2ksr1adl.exe file.
6. Type C:\Sr1CD2 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.

How to Update your Administrative Installation

1. If you have not updated an administrative installation for CD1 to SR-1, do so now. For additional information about updating CD1 administrative installations, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   257983  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257983/ ) OFF2000: How to Obtain and Apply the SR-1/SR-1a Update to Administrative Installations
2. Copy the following folders from the SR-1 administrative installation for CD1 to your CD2 administrative installation, replacing the folders that already exist:
   
   
   • IE5
   • MSI
   • Support
3. Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:
   msiexec /a path to admin image\data2.msi /p path\Data2.msp SHORTFILENAMES=1
   where path to admin image is the full path to your CD2 administrative installation, and path is the path to Data2.msp.
   
   The Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box appears.
   
   NOTE: You must run this command from a computer on which the Windows Installer is installed.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.
6. Click Install Now.

How to Update Your Network Client Installations

Method 1: If You Need to Update Only Office

If you do not need to install Internet Explorer 5.01 or Windows Installer 1.1, follow these steps to update only Office CD2:

1. Click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:
   msiexec /i Admin Path\Data2.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus
   where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000 CD2.
   
   
2. Click OK to the message that Setup completed successfully.
3. Click Yes if you are prompted to restart your computer.

Method 2: If You Need to Update Office, Internet Explorer, and the Windows Installer

If you need to update to Internet Explorer 5.01, Windows Installer 1.1, and Office, you must run Setup.exe from your administrative installation point at each workstation.

Method 3: If You Want to Update Office and the Windows Installer Only

If you want to update your workstations to Office 2000 SR-1 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: where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 2000.

For additional information about updating administrative installations of CD2, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: