The Office 2000 SP-2 update for Multilanguage Pack is designed to ensure that the Office 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP-2) update performs with complete functionality when used with any of the Office 2000 MultiLanguage Packs. This update is only applicable to users of Office 2000 with MultiLanguage Pack.

While Office SP-2 and the SP-2 Update for Multilanguage Pack provide many benefits, they are optional releases and are not required to maintain the current functionality of your applications. The Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 update continues to be the recommended minimum version. For more information on the general fixes and security updates provided with Office 2000 SP-2, see Deploying Office 2000 Service Pack 2 in the Office Resource Kit Journal.

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Toolbox The administrative version of the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack consists of eight Windows Installer patch files (MSP format) packaged in one self-extracting executable (Sp2Lpkad.exe). You can find this downloadable file on the Office 2000 Resource Kit Downloads page.

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Prerequisites for the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack

To successfully apply the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack, all of the following components must first be installed on your administrative installation point and on the client computers.

• Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) or Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR-1a)
• Office 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP-2)
• Office 2000 MultiLanguage Pack Service Release 1

 Note   To ensure the integrity of your Office 2000 installation, the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack requires access to the MultiLanguage Pack CD or your network installation location during the installation process.

Applying the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack to an administrative installation point

The administrative update files for the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack are Windows Installer patch (MSP) files that you apply to your administrative share by using a command line with specific parameters.

There is a unique MSP file associated with each CD in the MultiLanguage Pack. You will need to install one or more MSP files to your administrative installation point, depending upon the number of languages you support. For example, if your server supports French and Spanish versions of Office 2000 (MultiLanguage pack CDs 1 and 3), you will need to apply two separate MSP files to update your system.

The following table lists the MultiLanguage Pack CD numbers, the associated MSP file names for the SP-2 update, and the languages supported by each.

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 Note    For best results, the update files should be applied from the console of the computer containing the administrative installation point. Please ensure that the files on the share point are not in use when the updates are being applied. If there are multiple administrative installation points, you may replace the remaining administrative installation points with the updated administrative installation point after backing-up any custom transform, Setup.ini, or other files on the share points.

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To apply the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack to an administrative installation point

1. Download Sp2Lpkad.exe and double-click the file name to extract the eight administrative update files. Refer to the language table above for a list of file names and the languages to which each file applies.
2. Connect to the server share for the administrative installation point.

   You must have write access to the administrative installation point on the server and the appropriate privileges to carry out the task.

3. On the Start menu, click Run and then type the command line for Windows Installer with the appropriate options for the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack. Use the following syntax:

   [start] msiexec /p [path\name of update MSP file] /a [path\name of MSI file] SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb /L* [path\name of log file]

You will need to run the command line separately for each MSP file you apply to the administrative installation point — you cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line. The following table describes the command-line options.

Updating client computers from an administrative installation point

After you update your administrative installation point, you must perform a recache and repair on existing client computers that use the administrative image. Any new client installations from the administrative installation point will automatically include the updated versions of any MultiLanguage Packs you have upgraded.

To update an existing client installation from an administrative installation point, run the following command line on the client computer:

start msiexec /i [path to updated .msi file on the administrative image] REINSTALL=All REINSTALLMODE=vomus

You can run this command line by creating a log-on script, distributing it as a batch file, deploying it via Systems Management Server, or using other means according to your practice. The options for this command line are as follows.

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 Note    If you originally installed Office 2000 and the MultiLanguage Packs on a client computer from an administrative installation point, you must follow the recache and repair procedure described above to update that client. If you update the client directly by using the end-user patch from the Office Update Web site, the client and administrative images will become out-of-sync, which may cause future updates to fail.

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Applying the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack under Windows 2000

If your administrative installation point and all of your client computers are running Windows 2000, you can use IntelliMirror® technology to manage the installation of the security update.

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 Note    Be sure to test all software updates in a controlled setting before modifying your administrative installation point or deploying the new version throughout your organization.

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To deploy a QFE fix or update under Windows 2000

1. Apply the updates (MSP files) to the original Office administrative installation point.

   You will need to run the command line separately for each MSP file you apply to the administrative installation point — you cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line.

2. Open the Software Installation snap-in within the Group Policy Object (GPO) that you are using to manage the existing Office installation.
3. In the details pane, right-click the Office package, point to All Tasks, and click Redeploy application.

   The next time the Group Policy is applied to the designated users or computers, the updated files are copied to their computers.

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 Note    You can redeploy a package only if it is being managed by Group Policy — that is, only if you originally installed it by using IntelliMirror software installation and maintenance or if you brought it into a managed state under Windows 2000.

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Files Updated by the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack

The following table lists all files that are updated for Multilanguage Pack. You can check the version of the related file if you need to confirm whether the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack has already been applied to a computer.

Some files are updated only for specific MultiLanguage Pack languages. The list of exceptions is noted in the following tables.

Japanese

Korean

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

French

Polish

Related links

For information on deploying the Office 2000 SR-1a Update, see Deploying Office 2000 Service Release 1 in the Office Resource Kit Journal.

For information on deploying the Office 2000 SP-2 Update, see Deploying Office 2000 Service Pack 2 in the Office Resource Kit Journal. For information on the end-user update for the Office 2000 SP-2 Update for MultiLanguage Pack, see Office 2000 Update: Service Pack 2 (SP-2) for MultiLanguage Pack on the Microsoft Download Center Web site.