How to update Access 2000 Runtime admin install with SP1a and SP3? Anyone done it?

[Mark]

HI All,

I've been googling all day and still can't find this info:

How can I update the admin install files of Access 2000 Runtime with SP1a
and SP3?

This is the much preferred option instead of updating all client machines.

I have Office 2000 Developer, and I have the Office 2000 SP1a and SP3 admin
service pack files, but there is no real clear documentation on how to apply
these service packs to the runtime files only.

Has anyone done this successfully? If so, how?!

Thanks,

Mark

 

[Mark]

Finally worked out how to patch an admin install of the Access 2000 Runtime
files with Office 2000 SP1a and SP3 for anyone who cares.

For Office 2000 SP1a, you need the ART.MSP file from the smaller admin
install of SP1, around 50MB download for the total service pack.

Then you need to run this command (Changing paths where appropriate for your
PC):

msiexec /p D:\Downloads\Microsoft\Office2000\SP1a\ART.msp /a "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\ODETools\V9\Runtime\data1.msi" SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE
/qb /L*v "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ODETools\V9\Runtime\SP1a.log"

First path is to the service pack file, the second is to the data1.msi file
in the runtime folder you want to update, and the third is to the log file
where you want to see what the service pack does.

I had 2 problems running this patch:
1- prompt for missing readme.doc in the root of the runtime folder. I just
created a blank text file in there and called it readme.doc, seemed to fix
the problem.
2- prompt for missing ICWCON.CAB in Runtime/IE5/EN/ folder. No idea why this
file was absent. I found it on a Project 2000 CD under IE5/EN and copied
into the runtime folder. Got past the error OK (after removing it's READ
ONLY attribute).


For Office 2000 SP3, you need the ARTSP3FF.MSP file from the admin install
of SP3, around 60MB download.

Then you need to run this command (Changing paths where appropriate for your
PC):

msiexec /p D:\Downloads\Microsoft\Office2000\SP3\ARTSP3FF.msp /a "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\ODETools\V9\Runtime\data1.msi" SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE
/qb /L*v "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ODETools\V9\Runtime\SP3.log"

First path is to the service pack file, the second is to the data1.msi file
in the runtime folder you want to update, and the third is to the log file
where you want to see what the service pack does.

SP3 didn't give me an on screen confirmation that it completed successfully,
but the log file indicates it went OK.

Cheers,

Mark

 

[Tony Toews]

Finally worked out how to patch an admin install of the Access 2000 Runtime
files with Office 2000 SP1a and SP3 for anyone who cares.

Thanks very much for posting back. Looks like you did a thorough job.
I've saved your posting for future reference.

Tony
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