XL2000: Administrative Update Available for the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability

To help you deploy the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update within your organization, Microsoft is providing an update for Office 2000 administrative installations. This update is contained in a self-extracting file available in the Microsoft Office Resource Kit Toolbox.

The "More Information" section of this article describes how to download and install this update on your administrative installation.

NOTE: This update includes only the Excel 2000 fix that is included with the Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000 HTML Script Vulnerability Update, but it does not include the PowerPoint 2000 fix. Therefore, if you have not yet applied the Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000 HTML Script Vulnerability Update, please apply that update after you apply the Excel 2000 SR-1 Register.ID Function Vulnerability Update. For additional information about the Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000 HTML Script Vulnerability Update, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

If you haven't already done so, you need to apply the SR-1/SR-1a update before applying the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update to your administrative installation. Depending on whether you already installed SR-1/SR-1a on your network clients, please follow the steps appropriate to your situation.

For additional information about the difference between the Office 2000 SR-1 Update and the Office 2000 SR-1a Update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

If SR-1a Is Already Installed on Your Administrative Installation and Network Clients

Update an Administrative Installation with the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update

1. Go to following Microsoft Web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#xlregid00
2. Download the file to your desktop.
3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the xl9p3_a.exe file.
4. In the Please type the location where you want to place the extracted files box, type C:\xl9p3a, and then click OK. Click Yes when you are prompted to create the folder.
5. On the Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type the following command
   msiexec /a Admin Path\Data1.msi /p c:\xl9p3a\OQFE7797_Admin.msp SHORTFILENAMES=1
   where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point.
6. In the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box, click Next.
   
   NOTE: You do not have to type your CD Key or company name in the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box.
7. Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.
8. Click Install Now. Click OK.

Update Network Clients with the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update

At each network client, follow these steps:

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type the following command
   msiexec /i Admin Path\Data1.msi REINSTALL=EXCELFiles REINSTALLMODE=vomus
   where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point.
2. Click OK.
3. Click OK again.
4. Click Yes if you are prompted to restart your computer.

Your network client is now configured with the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update.

If SR-1/SR-1a Is Not Already Installed on Your Administrative Installation and Network Clients

Update the Administrative Installation to SR-1/SR-1a First

If you already updated your administrative installation with the SR-1/SR-1a Administrative update, skip this section, and continue with the steps in the "Update an Administrative Installation with the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update" section.

To update your administrative installation with the SR-1/SR-1a update, follow the procedure in Q257983. Click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: NOTE: After you update your administrative installation with the SR-1/SR-1a update, you do not yet need to update the network clients to SR-1/SR-1a. When you run the command line in the "Update Network Clients with the SR-1/SR-1a and Excel Updates" section in this article, your client will be updated to both SR-1/SR-1a and the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update.

After you perform the steps in article Q257983 to update your administrative installation with the SR-1/SR-1a update, continue with the following steps:

Update an Administrative Installation with the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update

1. Go to following Microsoft Web site:
   http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm#xlregid00
2. Download the file to your desktop.
3. In Windows Explorer, double-click the Xl9p3_a.EXE file.
4. In the Please type the location where you want to place the extracted files box, type C:\xl9p3a and then click OK. Click Yes when you are prompted to create the folder.
5. On the Windows Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type the following command
   msiexec /a Admin Path\Data1.msi /p c:\xl9p3a\OQFE7797_Admin.msp SHORTFILENAMES=1
   where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point.
6. In the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box, click Next.
   
   NOTE: You do not have to type your CD Key or company name in the Microsoft Office 2000 Administrative Mode dialog box.
7. Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.
8. Click Install Now. When the installation is completed, click OK.

Update Network Clients with the SR-1/SR-1a and Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update

Perform the following steps at each network client:

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run. In the Open box, type a command line similar to the following:
   Admin Path\Setup /qb
   where Admin Path is the path to your administrative installation point.
2. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
3. If you are prompted a second time to restart your computer, click Yes again.

Your network client is now configured with the SR-1/SR-1a update and the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update.

NOTE: If you already updated your administrative installation with both SR-1/SR-1a and the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update, you can run Setup from the administrative installation on a network client that does not currently have Office installed. When Setup is finished, the network client will be configured with SR-1/SR-1a and the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update. You do not have to perform any reparation or reinstallation procedures on this network client.

Confirming the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update Is Successfully Installed

For additional information about confirming that the Excel 2000 SR-1 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Update is installed on your network clients, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: