by Arie Slob

Dear Windows-Help.NET Subscriber, This week, Microsoft announced immediate availability of the Microsoft® Office 2000 Service Release (SR-1). Office 2000 SR-1 is a collection of updates driven by customer feedback. It also provides various product updates in one convenient installation. Office 2000 SR-1 is also Certified for Windows 2000. Office 2000 customers can download the SR-1 update from the Office Update Web site. The SR-1 update on CD can also be ordered via the Web at no charge. More information on Office 2000 SR-1 can also be found at the Microsoft Office Web site. Microsoft recommends that all Office 2000 customers upgrade to Office 2000 SR-1 to receive the latest updates and optimal benefits, including: Updates for the various Office 2000 programs, including Microsoft Word, Outlook®, Access, Excel, PowerPoint®, FrontPage®, and Publisher Security updates, including the Excel 2000 SYLK file security updates and the Worm.Explore.Zip (Pack) Virus Alert Office 2000 system-level components that are updated to Windows® 2000 system levels More information on how to obtain and install Office 2000 SR-1 can be found in this Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q245025. A full list of fixed problems in Office 2000 SR-1 can be found in this Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q245021 To get started right away, here's the set-up file [133KB]. The actual file size will depend on what you already have installed. The actual file size varies between 26-40MB; the actual download time @28.8 is between 2-3 hours. If you need to apply this Service Release on a number of computers in your organization, Microsoft has developed detailed SR-1 documentation and evaluation materials that will help you determine your deployment strategy. For more information on SR-1, the best place for organizations to get started is on the Information for Organizations page at the Microsoft Office Web site. "I thought I'd tip you off to a piece of software that turns your RealAudio player into a real sound system. I'm sitting here clicking the on/off button to hear the difference between the signal and the iQ enhanced version and the difference is not like night and day -- it's like night and several days." -- R. Curtis, USA

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