Microsoft has released an update to Microsoft Office 2000.
By installing this optional update, the MsiFileHash table for your Microsoft
Office product is updated. Updating the MsiFileHash table will help Office
reduce the chance that the Office Setup program will need access to your Office
2000 source CD-ROM when you install Office updates in certain scenarios.
Additionally, by updating the MsiFileHash table, the need to copy files from
your source will be reduced, resulting in faster file copy (when necessary) and
reduced network traffic (when applicable).
This article describes how
to download and how to install the Microsoft Office 2000 Update:
KB835220.
How to download and how to install the update
Important Before you install this update, make sure that you meet the
following requirements:
- Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version
Although you
do not have to have Windows Installer 2.0 or later to install this update, it
is best to install Windows Installer 2.0 or a later version to obtain the benefits of
this update. For additional information about this requirement, see the
"Windows Installer update requirements" section. - Office 2000 Service Release 1
Before you install this
update, install the Office 2000 SR-1/SR1a Update. When you install Office 2000
SR-1, you must provide your source Office 2000 files (such as the Office 2000
CD-ROM).
For additional information about how to install
the Office 2000 SR-1/SR1a Update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=245025/
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How to obtain and install the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a Update
Install the Office 2000 Update: KB835220
To download and install the Office 2000 Update: KB835220, follow
these steps:
- The
following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119591Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=119591/
)
How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Note The Japanese version of the Office 2000 Update: KB835220 updates
an additional product, Microsoft Office 2000 Language Pack for English.
Microsoft Office 2000 Language Pack for English is included in some
international versions of Office 2000 products. - Click Save to save the download to the
folder that you selected.
For example, click Save to
save the Office2000-kb835220-client-enu.exe file to the folder that you
selected. - In Microsoft Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file
that you downloaded--for example, double-click
Office2000-kb835220-client-enu.exe.
- If you are prompted to install the update, click
Yes.
- Click Yes to accept the License
Agreement.
- When you receive a message that indicates that the
installation was successful, click OK.
Additional notes- After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To
revert to an installation before the update was installed, you must remove
Office 2000, and then install it again from the original CD-ROM.
- If the Office 2000 Update: KB835220 is already installed on
your computer, you receive the following error message when you try to install
the Office 2000 Update: KB835220:
This update has already
been applied or is included in an update that has already been
applied.
Windows Installer update requirements
Both Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack
3 (SP3) include Windows Installer 2.0 or later. To install the latest version
of the Windows Installer, visit one of the following Microsoft Web
sites:
Windows Installer for Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows
98, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me):
Windows Installer for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000:
When you use the Microsoft Office Updates Web site to
install Office 2000 updates, you may have to have access to your original
Office 2000 source files such as the Office 2000 CD-ROM. The update routine may
have to access the source files from your installation source. For example, if
you installed Office 2000 from the Office 2000 CD, the update may have to have
access to the CD that you used when you installed Office 2000.
The
reason behind this behavior is that the updates from the Office Update Web site
are named “binary†updates. These updates do not replace files--for example,
.dll files and .exe files. Instead, the updates actually update pieces inside
the .dll files and .exe files. To do this, you may have to access the original
file so that the original file and the binary updates can successfully combine
to make the updated file that is installed on the computer.
For additional information, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
828450Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=828450/
)
Why service packs, updates, and security patches may require the Office 2000 CD-ROM
The Office 2000 Update:
KB835220 is a special update that basically silences the need for the Office
2000 source files in certain circumstances.
This update prevents the
unnecessary copying of files that have not changed. This prevents a request for
a file to be copied even though it has not changed. The Windows Installer did
this originally because it could not detect when unversioned files may or may
not have been corrupted.
For best results, when you use this tool,
future updates will use full-file updates instead of the binary update. A
full-file update is better because it will provide the whole new file for the
files that have changed. If the current version of the file is the same as the
original file, there is no need to include it in the update. When this update
is combined with full-file updates, a source will only be needed for files that
are damaged or are missing, and that are not included in the full-file
update.
To download full-file (administrative) updates, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Important note If you try to update Office 2000 by using the Office Update Web
site after you install the Office 2000 Update: KB835220, you may still be
prompted for the Office 2000 source files.
The Office Update Web site
downloads only binary updates to your computer.