7 responses to “MS-DEFCON 2: PowerPoint Patch Posted”

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   Johanna May 15th, 2009 at 05:17

   Hi Woody,

   Because MS officially no longer supports Office 2000, the WSUS service no longer offers to check for Office 2000 updates. So this PowerPoint update is a manual one for me.

   I am sure that I am not the only organisation that still uses 2000 and needs to update many machines. I am looking at manually patching about 100 machines. (I guess I’m lucky that I get paid by the hour!)

   Johanna

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   Johanna May 15th, 2009 at 06:36

   Hi again,

   As an update I have just been to the Office update site to find the file that I need. I went to
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/CD010225951033.aspx

   and the most recent update is October 08 (or June 08 if using US dates)

   UUUgh!

   Johanna

3. 

   woody May 15th, 2009 at 10:25

   OUCH…

4. 

   EP May 15th, 2009 at 23:07

   WRONG, Johanna. Microsoft has NOT yet abandoned support for Office 2000. At least not until mid-July 2009.

   Read this MS Office Support Lifecycle page:
   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=lifeOffice

   “Office 2000 – Microsoft will continue to offer mainstream support for Office 2000 through June 30, 2004. The Office 2000 extended support period will last from July 1, 2004 through July 14, 2009. The latest Office 2000 service pack is required for hotfix support.”

5. 

   Dennis May 16th, 2009 at 01:24

   Hi Woody,
   I never used power point, do I have to worry about this upgrade?

   Same thing for Windows Mail Junk email filter KB905866

   Thanks Dennis

6. 

   woody May 16th, 2009 at 08:36

   One of these days you should install the patch, just on the off chance that you get a PowerPoint presentation in the mail. Don’t worry about it.

   I generally suggest that people install the Junk Email filter updates, even if they don’t use a Microsoft mail program, because once in a blue moon you may hit a situation where Windows might use the definition file.

7. 

   Johanna May 18th, 2009 at 07:53

   EP,
   Yes I did know that. My point was that the updates are no longer available via WSUS so have to be done manually.