You can update Microsoft Outlook 2000 by applying Office 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP-2). Microsoft characterizes this update as "particularly useful to corporate customers." It contains many hotfixes for Exchange Server users, plus the Outlook E-mail Security Update, the CDO security update and several security patches for other Office programs. SP-2 contains no new features.
Caution: Be sure you understand the implications of the Outlook E-mail Security Update before installing SP-2. Installing SP-2 will make certain file attachments inaccessible and will change the behavior of many Outlook add-ins.
Other important points:
- You must install Office 2000 SR-1/1a before installing SP-2.
- If you installed Outlook or Office 2000 from CD, you must have access to your Office 2000 or Outlook 2000 CD (whichever you installed) when you install SP-2. See OFF2000: Why Office 2000 SR-1 Update Requires the Office CDs for a detailed explanation that also applies to SP-2.
- If you installed Outlook or Office 2000 from a network installation point, do not apply SP-2 unless your administrator tells you to do so. The administrator will need to apply a special version of SP-2 to update the network installation.
- If you access an Exchange Server mailbox with both Outlook 2000 and Outlook for Macintosh and need to manage rules from both, Microsoft recommends that you not install SP-2.
Obtaining Office 2000 Service Pack 2 | For Administrators | Fixes | Notes | Problems | More Information
Obtaining Office SP-2
As described in OFF2000 How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack, there are two ways to get Office 2000 Service Pack 2:
Download it from Office Update. The file is about 9mb.
Order the SP-2 update on CD — You can also call the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561 to place your order, but the CD won’t be available until January 2001. The update CD will include the full required SR-1a, so it’s a good choice if you don’t already have SR-1a installed.
If you are using the Office 2000 MultiLanguage Pack, see Office 2000 Update Service Pack 2 (SP-2) for MultiLanguage Pack.
For Administrators
Administrators should see Deploying Office 2000 Service Pack 2 for details on how to apply SP-2 to administrative installations of Office. Also see:
- How to Obtain and Apply the SP-2 Update to Administrative Installations
- Cryptic Error Applying SP-2 to Administrative Installation Without SR-1
- Error 2250 or 2251 Updating Administrative Installation to SP-2
- OFF2000 SP2 Update Requires Install of Outlook Security Patch
Fixes
Office 2000 Service Pack 2 includes no new features. Outlook fixes included in SP-2:
- OL Outlook May Leave Messages in Your Outbox When Originally Composed by a Delegate
- OL2000 (IMO) Outlook Stops Responding When You Switch Between IMAP Folders
- OL2000 An Activated Embedded Java Applets Stops Outlook
- OL2000 The Attachment Name Is Lost When You Send Messages With a X400 Connection
- Outlook Does Not Exit After You Open an Embedded Object
- OL Outlook Clients in Internet Only Mode Do Not Send IMAP LOGOUT Command to End Server Session
Calendar
- OL2000 Meeting Information Is Not Updated Correctly
- OL2000 Meeting Requests Are Not Processed in a Timely Manner
- OL2000 Attendee Names Are Corrupted When You Exceed the Available Space in the All Attendees Box
- XCLN Copy and Paste of Appointments in Outlook 2000 Can Cause Duplicate Calendar Entries
- OL2000 Print Preview Does Not Display Appointments
- OL2000 Printed Calendar Does Not Include All Appointments
- OL2000 You Can View Private Appointments With Reviewer Permissions
- OL2000 Public Folder Calendar Not Refreshing Time Line View When Customized by Category
- OL2000 Meeting Location Does Not Display Correctly
Contacts
- OL2000 Certificate Information from the Recipient Is Not Added to the Contact
- OL2000 Fax Addresses for Your Contacts Are Not Updated Correctly
- OL2000 Send Options Are Not Available for Contacts
- OL2000 The End Call Button Is Not Available for Contacts
- OL2000 Imported .csv File Does Not Handle X.400 Address Types
Configuration
Rules
- OL2000 Rules Continue to Run on Personal Folders File
- OL2000 Outlook Does Not Migrate Rules When You Upgrade
Offline users
- OL2000 OST Integrity Checker Reports Mismatch Errors in Sent Items
- XCLN Changing Parent Distinguished Name Lists Causes Corrupted Offline Address Books
Interoperability and Import/export
- OL2000 Imported .csv File Does Not Handle X.400 Address Types
- OL2000 Outlook Body Part Handling Strips Carriage Returns Off of Messages Incoming from AUTODIN
- OL2000 Schedule+ Calendar Does Not Open with Outlook 2000
- OL2000 When You Export Calendar Information to a .pst File the Invitation Sent Flag Is Not Saved
- OL2000 Messages that Are Autoforwarded from an X.400 MTA Display As Deleted
- SP-2 includes several previously released updates affecting security:
- OL2000 Changes to the E-Mail Security Patch Do Not Apply When Messages Are Delivered to a PST File
- OL2000 Some Attachments Are Not Blocked by the Outlook E-mail Security Update
- OL2000 Custom Form Converts to a One-Off Form When You Change the Message Options
- OL2000 Some Control Properties Create One-Off Forms
- OL Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands Do Not Work in a Custom Form
- OL2000 Custom Field Does Not Display Large Amounts of Text
- OL2000 An Extra Value Is Added When You Move to Another Field in Forms
- OL2000 Item_Write() and Dragging New Calendar Entry Causes Outlook Shutdown Hang
Other Programming/Design Issues
- OL2000 Memory Leak in Loop Accessing Collaboration Data Objects
- OL2000 The PrepareForm and ShowForm Functions Do Not Work
- OL2000 You Cannot Get Some Recurring Appointments When You Use the Restrict Method in Greenwich Mean Time
- OL2000 ActiveX Control is not safe Error Message When You Switch Between Folder Home Pages that Contains An Unsigned ActiveX Control
- OL2000 Outlook Does Not Initialize the Memory for User-Defined Fields When the Field Is Not Displayed in the Current View
- OL2000 Some Date Formats Cause Error with Specific Dates in Japanese Version of Outlook 2000
- XCLN English Version of Fix for Outlook 2000 Store Provider Memory Leak
- OL2000 MAPI CopyFolder Presents Unicode Without Unicode Flag
- OL2000 The Outcmd.dat File Increases When You Add Custom Command Bars
- OL2000 Outlook Quits When You Access a VBA Generated Toolbar
- OL2000 Outlook Quits When You Modify the Send Options
Miscellaneous
- XCLN Error Message Closing PowerPoint Presentation from Public Folder
- OL2000 Password Expires with No Prompt to Change Password
- OL2000 Outlook Stops Responding After You Install Personal Folders File Backup Add-in
- OL2000 (CW) Corporate Workgroup LDAP Service Does Not Support SSL
- OL2000 Outlook Deletes Items When You Run the Move to Folder Command
- OL2000 The Keyboard Changes to Hebrew Language When You Select a Name in the GAL or Contact List
- OL2000 Outlook Cannot Open an Item Marked Private After You Move It to a Personal Folder
- OL2000 (IMO) Outlook Quits When an IMAP Server Has Identical Folder Names in Different Cases
- OL2000 Integrated File Management (IFM) Cause Views to Corrupt
- OL2000 Retrieving an LDAP Certificate Through Multiple Levels of a Certificate Chain
Notes
After you install SP-2, Help | About Microsoft Outlook will show the version as Outlook 2000 SR-1, but give the version number as 9.0.0.4527.
SP-2 cannot be removed.
We have seen some instructions on installing SP2 without the Outlook Email Security Update components by downloading the administrative version of SP2, unpacking its contents and installing only some of the .msp files. We cannot recommend this approach because it would leave Office in a mixed state. Some parts of Outlook would be upgraded to SP2, while the main parts would still be at SR1/1a. The results would be unpredictable, aside from the fact that you’d be missing the bulk of the Outlook fixes detailed above.
Problems
More Information
- OFF2000 How to Obtain and Install Office 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP-2) — Includes complete list of version numbers.
- OFF2000- List of Issues Fixed in Office 2000 Service Pack 2
- SP2changes.xls — 166kb Excel workbook listing the fixes and the files they affect
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Last reviewed on Nov 15, 2011
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