pan812 How do I use the SR-2 Update to update an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97 SR-1?
To use the SR-2 Update to update an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97 SR-1, follow these steps.
NOTE: Before you proceed, use Microsoft Windows Explorer to map a drive letter to the server and share that contain your administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97 SR-1. 1. Download the SR-2 Update that is listed in the "How can I get Microsoft Office 97 SR-2?" section of this article.
2. Create a new folder on your desktop called "Sr2". Move the SR-2 Update, Sr2bof97.exe, into this folder.
3. Click Start and then click Run. Type the following command line:
C:\Windows\Desktop\Sr2\Sr2bof97.exe /c:"Sr2patch.exe /a"
4. Click OK, and then click Yes.
5. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
6. When all files are extracted, click OK.
7. Click Change Folder. Using the list, click the folder on the server that contains the administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97 SR-1. Usually, this is the Msoffice folder.
8. Click OK, and then click OK again.
9. Click Change Folder. Using the list, click the folder on the server that contains the shared applications used by Microsoft Office 97 SR-1. Usually, this is the Msapps folder.
10. Click OK, and then click OK again.
11. In the Open STF File for Patch dialog box, select the .stf file that you want to update. The .stf file is generally located in the Msoffice folder. After you click the .stf file, click Open.
12. In the Open INF File for Patch dialog box, select the .inf file that you want to update. The .inf file generally is located in the Msoffice folder. Generally, the .inf file has the same name as the .stf file. For example, if you clicked Off97pro.stf in step 11, click Off97pro.inf in this step. After you click the .inf file, click Open.
13. Type your Product ID (PID). Click OK to continue.
The SR-2 Update will copy all of the new SR-2 files to your network server. Because of the size and number of files, it may take several minutes for this process to be completed.
14. When installation is finished, click OK to quit.
If you want to, you now can delete all of the remaining files in the Sr2 folder on your desktop. You may want to keep a copy of Sr2bof97.exe, in case you must use the SR-2 Update again.
When you update an administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97, the SR-2 Update creates backup copies of your .stf and .inf files. In the event of an issue, you can restore these backup files. The .stf file is backed up into a file with the extension S1S; the .inf file is backed up into a file with the extension S1I.
After you update your administrative installation, there are two methods you can use to update your workstations to Microsoft Office 97 SR-2: • On each workstation, double-click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. Click Microsoft Office 97, and then click Remove All. To reinstall Microsoft Office 97 with the new SR-2 files, run Setup.exe from the administrative installation of Microsoft Office 97 SR-2.
• On each workstation, run the Sr2bof97.exe program. This enables you to update the Microsoft Office 97 files on the workstation to SR-2.
NOTE: Update your administrative installation before you use this method to update workstations that are set to "Run From Network Server."
After you update each workstation, restart it.
Добавлено: Important: If you have previously installed Office 97 SR-2, you should only install the following two Year 2000 updates for Outlook and Microsoft Jet 3.5:
The Outlook update is explained and available for download in the Knowledge Base article OL97: Year 2000 Dates Are Imported and Exported Incorrectly.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q197/2/37.asp The Microsoft Jet 3.5 Service Pack 2 can be obtained via the Knowledge Base article Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 3.5 Available on MSL.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q172/7/33.asp But these two files are generally not needed for most NTU users. The Outlook patch mentioned is for Outlook 97 only, and all of us should be using Outlook 98 already. The second file is for Access 97 users who use the Jet engine. If you don't know what it is, you don't need it.