OFF2000: You Cannot Update Office to SP2 Without Installing the Outlook Security Update (299798)

SUMMARY

When you apply the administrative version of the Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) update to an administrative installation of Office 2000, the Outlook Security Update is automatically applied. There is no way to apply SP2 without the Outlook Security Update.

MORE INFORMATION

The administrative update files for SP2 are Windows Installer patches (.msp files) that you apply to your administrative share by using a command line with specific parameters. The Out2kmst.msp, Pptmst.msp, and Excelmst.msp files update the registry, and the Sp2admin.msp file updates the files on the computer.

You cannot omit the installation of the Out2kmst.msp file (even if you do not want the Microsoft Outlook E-mail Security Update) because the necessary registry updates are contained in the file. Updated versions of all .msp files must be applied to the computer for the upgrade to succeed. If you do not apply all .msp files, you place the Office 2000 SP2 Administrative image in an unsupported state.

For additional information about deploying Office 2000 SP2, browse to the following Microsoft Web site and refer to the Microsoft Office Resource Kit:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/journ/OffSP2.htm