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Updates to Office 97, which ones to get?

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Christer, 2006/03/18.

  1. 2006/03/18
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    Hello all!

    I'm in the process of reinstalling an older computer with Windows 98SE and Office 97. Determining which updates to Windows 98SE that are needed is easy through Windows Update but for Office 97 it's a different story.

    There are updates to Office and the different components separately and in all I have identified twenty updates. I have found out that one of them, a Y2K fix for Outlook, is also included in SR-2b. Are more updates included in SR-2b? Maybe all updates released prior to SR-2b?

    Will it suffice to install SR-1, SR-2b, the value pack for SR-2b and the updates released post SR-2b?

    Thanks for your time,
    Christer
     
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  2. 2006/03/18
    Steve R Jones

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    Have you tried using the Office Update site and let it determin which ones you need? Or did the site die for these older apps?
     
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  4. 2006/03/18
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    As I understand it, Office Update works only with Office 2K and later. If I remember correctly, I did empirical tests on that a few years ago (tried with Office 97 but it didn't work).

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  5. 2006/03/18
    Hugh Jarss

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    Hi Christer :)

    I'm just about to start to attempt this very thing - have downloaded these from individual download links at the Office Update site:

    Code:
    SR1OFF97 EXE     8,890,664  02/03/06  15:26 sr1off97.exe
SR2BOF97 EXE    24,165,848  02/03/06  14:50 sr2bof97.exe
PF_SETUP EXE       144,216  02/03/06  13:45 pf_setup.EXE
FM2PASTE EXE       673,608  02/03/06  13:51 fm2paste.exe
JETCOPKG EXE     4,878,824  02/03/06  16:37 JetCopkg.exe
OFFICE~1 EXE     3,082,648  02/03/06  17:21 Office97-KB830354-ENU.exe
WD97MCRS EXE     3,605,048  02/03/06  17:26 Wd97mcrs.exe
WD97LYP  EXE     3,611,288  02/03/06  16:41 Wd97lyp.exe
WDAC97   EXE     3,087,544  02/03/06  16:44 wdac97.exe
OFF97UIP EXE        90,440  02/03/06  16:47 Off97UIP.exe
WD97SP   EXE        98,096  02/03/06  17:29 Wd97SP.EXE
WW5PKG   EXE       582,872  02/03/06  17:33 WW5Pkg.exe
OFFHLINK EXE       148,944  02/03/06  17:35 OFFHLINK.exe
OFFICE~1 TXT         2,898  02/03/06  17:45 Office97 patches - notes.txt
    all the patches need SR2b beforehand & I think SR1 has to be applied before SR2b

    taking a backup first ;) will try to get on with the patches tonight

    ==

    noticed at Secunia: if you check by Office97 app it doesn't show some vulnerabilities

    but looking up by individual vulnerabilities** instead, checking which versions of the program are affected, shows that the Office97 program is on the affected list. Confused? I am!

    (**I just patched up a Office2k installation - & checked to see whether the Office2k vulnerabilities affected other versions of Office too)

    best wishes, HJ
     
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  6. 2006/03/18
    Hugh Jarss

    Hugh Jarss Inactive

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    hopefully, a more helpful list (same files, more detail)
    Code:
    Office 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1)
Office 97 Service Release 2b (SR-2b)

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Word 97 Update: Mail Merge Security: wdac97.exe
Security Bulletins:	MS00-071 	
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB274249

To use the Word 97 Mail Merge Security Update, you must have 
installed Office 97 Service Release 2b (SR-2b).

==

Word 97 Patch: Leap Year Fix: Wd97lyp.exe
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB256904

This patch requires that you have installed Office 97 Service 
Release 2b (SR-2b).

==

Word 97 Security Update: Macro Vulnerability: Wd97mcrs.exe
Version:	4.71.1015.0	
Security Bulletins:	MS99-002

To use Wd97mcrs.exe, you must have installed Office 97 Service 
Release 2b (SR-2b).

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Word 97 Security Patch: KB830354: Office97-KB830354-ENU.exe	
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB830354

Microsoft recommends that you install Office 97 Service Release 
2b (SR-2b) before you install the patch.

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Office 97 ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update: JetCopkg.exe	
Security Bulletins:	MS99-030
http://office.microsoft.com/Assistance/9798/mdac_typ.aspx

==

Forms 2.0 Control Security Patch: fm2paste.exe	
Security Bulletins:	MS99-001

Before installing this patch you must update your system with 
Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2), if you have not already 
done so. 
Otherwise, if you install this patch now and then install Office 
97 SR-2 at a later date you will have to reinstall this patch.

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Office 97 Unique Identifier Removal Tool: pf_setup.EXE
Brief Description

The Unique Identifier Removal Tool addresses privacy concerns 
by removing the unique identifier number from existing Office 97 
documents.

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Office 97 Unique Identifier Patch: Off97UIP.exe

Brief Description
This patch addresses privacy concerns by preventing Office 97 
applications from inserting a unique identifier number into 
Office documents.

Note  If you haven't already done so, Microsoft recommends that 
you also download and install the Microsoft Office 97 Unique 
Identifier Removal Tool, which removes the unique identifier 
number from existing Office 97 documents.


==

Word 97 Patch: Template Security: Wd97SP.EXE

Before installing this patch you must update your system with 
Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2)

==

Word 97 and 98 Patch: Malformed Conversion Data Vulnerability: 
WW5Pkg.exe	
Security Bulletins:	MS00-002 	
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB249881

==

Word 97 Hyperlinks Update: OFFHLINK.exe	
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB241873

You can find more information about the update in the Microsoft 
Knowledge Base article Q241873 - WD97: Canceling Hyperlink 
Allows Linked Executable File to Run.

Before You Install the Microsoft Word Hyperlinks Update:
Make sure that Word 97 is installed on your computer. If you are 
not sure of the version, start the program, and click About 
Microsoft Word on the Help menu.
    best wishes, HJ
     
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  7. 2006/03/18
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    Hello HJ!

    I went to Office Update, Downloadable for Office 97/98. I started with Office and then the individual components. My list, in order of release date, looks almost like yours. What is in common is marked with an *:

    *Sr1off97.exe
    *fm2paste.EXE
    *Wd97SP.EXE
    *Off97UIP.exe
    *pf_setup.EXE
    arch97sv.exe (Outlook - prevents data loss if power failure during archiving)
    *sr2bof97.exe
    O97dtfix.exe (Outlook - not needed, included in sr2bof97.exe!)
    xl8p9pkg.exe (Excel - Macro Virus Warning) (needed if xl8p10pkg.exe - cumulative?)
    wd97au.exe (Word - Web Authoring Tools, not security related)
    off97vpk.EXE (value pack, not security related, is it needed?)
    *JetCopkg.exe
    ppt97sec.EXE (PowerPoint - HTML Script Vulnerability)
    xl8p10pkg.exe (Excel - REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability) (substitutes xl8p9pkg.exe - cumulative?)
    *Wd97lyp.exe
    *wdac97.exe
    *Wd97mcrs.exe
    O97attch.exe (Outlook - Email Attachment Security)
    *Office97-KB830354-SVE.exe
    Office97-KB830356-SVE.exe (Excel - Security Patch)

    Your list, what is in common is marked with an *:

    *SR1OFF97 EXE
    *SR2BOF97 EXE
    *PF_SETUP EXE
    *FM2PASTE EXE
    *JETCOPKG EXE
    *OFFICE~1 EXE
    *WD97MCRS EXE
    *WD97LYP EXE
    *WDAC97 EXE
    *OFF97UIP EXE
    *WD97SP EXE
    WW5PKG EXE (Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) versions)
    OFFHLINK EXE (have not been able to identify, what is this?)

    As you can see, our lists differ in the updates for separate components that I have but you don't. You have two that I don't, one not needed (for me) and the other I don't know about.

    Christer
     
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  8. 2006/03/18
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    What I didn't find by Microsoft Search, Google did:

    OFFHLINK EXE (Word - Hyperlinks Update)

    The vulnerability is in Word but the hotfix patches Internet Explorer. The question is if it has been fixed in IE6, which I have installed on the computer?

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  9. 2006/03/18
    Hugh Jarss

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    Hi Christer
    in kb/q241873 it says:
    This is a problem with the Hlink.dll file that ships with Word 97.
    and:
    NOTE: When installing the Hyperlinks update, you may receive the following message when you attempt to install the Hyperlink update more than once, or you have previously updated Microsoft Internet Explorer:
    "Microsoft Office has already been patched. "

    hmmm. I'm showing 16th Nov 2004 for HLINK.DLL on a box which is fully patched at WindowsUpdate, but hasn't had any of the Office97 patches applied yet.

    which would seem to mean that patching at WindowsUpdate has already fixed this issue (as long as the scope of the problem is confined to the DLL)

    ==

    thanks for your list - ouch, looks like I a missed a few ! (even allowing for the components I don't chose to install)

    ==

    something else which I noticed when patching the Office2000 / 98SE installation:

    it says "start by going to WindowsUpdate and making sure your IE is fully patched" which I duly did; and then went on to apply all the relevant patches to Office2k

    afterwards I went back to WindowsUpdate, and discovered that I had unpatched the MDAC thing :( so applied the MDAC patch again at WindowsUpdate... then, back to Office Update to scan - & finally passed as OK

    So, I'll certainly be revisiting WindowsUpdate after I patch Office97!

    best wishes, HJ

    (running late!)
     
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  10. 2006/03/19
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    HJ,
    thanks for the feedback. I don't know when I will find the time to do the deed but probably some time during next week. I'll report back too.

    Christer
     
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  11. 2006/03/23
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    I had reduced my list to:

    and I planned on installing the bold ones (mostly security related).

    However, it seems like the ones for Excel and Word are cumuative:

    I already concluded that the xl8p#pkg security patches are cumulative but should we interpret that as SR-2b + KB830356 (labeled as security patch) does the trick for Excel?

    Should we interpret that as SR-2b + KB830354 (labeled as security patch) does the trick for Word?

    If so #1: In addition to those two, only the following are "necessary ": fm2paste, arch97xx, JetCopg and o97attch which brings the number down to six.

    If so #2: The swedish Office Update site is rather confusing and misinformative.

    Christer
     
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  12. 2006/03/24
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff Thread Starter

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    Two links:

    Major Microsoft Updates which has not been updated since 23nov2003 but that's good enough for Office 97. Reliability?

    If this is correct, the number is down to five ... :confused: ... unless that site prompts additions to the list.

    Updating Microsoft Office which seems to be up-to-date (judged by the Office XP updates).
    I haven't compared yet but will later ... :rolleyes: ... or maybe not, this gets more and more complicated and contradicting regarding the question of cumulativity.

    Bear in mind that I'm only planning on installing security related updates, not additions to or extensions of functionality.

    Christer
     
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