Year 2000 problems with Microsoft products

A number of problems have been identified in Microsoft products in use within the University. A table of compliance issues and the action required, follows for the English versions of the applications.

Microsoft provide a Year 2000 Resource CD containing Year 2000 updates. Computing support staff would be welcome to borrow a copy from me or you can obtain your own (free) copy from Microsoft.

Operating Systems / Environment

Product Version Notes Action required All issues
addressed?
MS-DOS 6.22 Issues None Available
(nor planned)		 Usable with care
But see also
6.2 Issues
6.0 Issues
5.x Issues
Windows 3.1 Winfile.exe version 3.10
dated 10/14/97 3:10a 146,864 bytes		 See first Apply patch w31filup.exe No, See...
Windows for
Workgroups 3.11		 Winfile.exe version 3.11
dated 3/6/97 3:11a 170,496 bytes		 See first Apply patch wfwfilup.exe
Windows 95 OSR 2.5, 4.00.1111 Issues Apply software upgrade If DUN 1.3 or winsock2 installed,
Apply additional update
OSR 2.1, 4.00.1111 Issues
OSR 2, 4.00.1111 Issues
OSR 1, 4.00.950 Issues
4.00.950 Issues
Windows 98 4.10.1998 Issues Apply updates, Select:
Start -> Windows Update 		To date
Second Edition 4.10.2222 Compliant None  
SP1 Not yet tested. Results due July 1999
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
(incl Enterprise edition)		 Issues Apply SP6 or SP5 or SP4.
 
Notes:
Service Packs 5 and 6 do not include additional Year 2000 patches
 
Read all relevant documentation before applying a service pack, eg...		 Apply further patches:
  • Internet Explorer
  • Front Page
  • Data Access Components (MDAC)
  • Internet Locator Service 1.0
  • Site Server Express 2.0
  • Virtual Machine
  • Additional patches for SP4
3.51 Issues Apply SP5 Apply hotfix
Windows NT Server 4.0
(incl Enterprise edition)		 Issues Apply SP6, SP5 or SP4.
 
Notes:
Service Packs 5 and 6 do not include additional Year 2000 patches
 
Read all relevant documentation before applying a service pack, eg...		 Apply further patches to:
  • Internet Explorer
  • ADSI 1.0
  • Data Access Components (MDAC)
  • Front Page
  • Internet Locator Service 1.0
  • Site Server Express 2.0
  • Transaction Server 1.0 or 1.1
  • Virtual Machine
  • Netshow Services 1.0
  • Media player (<6.0)
  • Additional patches for SP4
3.51 Issues Apply SP5 Apply hotfix

Office Applications

Product Version Notes Action required All issues
addressed?
Access 2.0 Issues Apply patch acc2date.exe
  • 4-digit date entry still recommended
95 (7.0)   See Office 95
97 (8.0)   See Office 97
2000 (9.0)
(English British)		 Compliant Force 4 digit entry
(Tools, Options)
Excel 4.0a Issues None available
  • Use 4-digit years
  • care: 1900 treated as leap year
5.0 Issues None available
95 (7.0) Issues See Office 95
97 (8.0)
(not Alpha)		 Issues See Office 97 Useful wizards:
  • Date migration
  • Date fix
  • Date function
  • Date watch
Care: see Y2K failure warning and failure proof
Note: 1900 treated as leap year
2000 (9.0)
English British		 Compliant None
5.0 (Macintosh) Information None available
  • Use 4-digit years
  • care: 1900 treated as leap year
Powerpoint 4.0
English British		 Compliant None required Care: Powerpoint 95,97 files
95 (7.0) Issues See Office 95  
97 (8.0) Issues See Office 97
2000 (9.0)
English British		 Compliant Not required
98 (Macintosh) Issues Download PP 8-4 Translator v8.0.4
4.0 (Macintosh) Issues
Word 5.0
English British		 Not compliant Upgrade to Word 5.5
  • Documents may be lost if used after 1/1/2000
5.5
English British		 Issues
  • Use 4-digit dates for summary information and macro solutions
  • avoid displaying dates in annotations
2.0 Issues None available
6.xx
English British		 Issues
95 (7.xx)
English British		 Issues See Office 95  
97 (8.0) (not Alpha)
English British		 Issues See Office 97
2000 (9.0)
English British		 Compliant None required
98 (Macintosh) Compliant None required
  • Use 4-digit years
6.xx (Macintosh) Issues None available
  • Use 4-digit years
  • Avoid advanced (date) use
    of Find File
5.1a Compliant None required  
Office 95 Information Apply update
Download OLEAUT32.dll, v2.20.4118
    		See individual applications
    97 Information See individual applications

    Web browsing / email

    Product Version Notes Action required All issues
    addressed?
    Internet Explorer Versions before 3.0 Unknown,
    no testing planned    		 Consider upgrading to a later version affects:
    • cookies
    • ftp
    • cache expiry
    • java scripts, applets...
    3.0x (16-bit) Not compliant
    3.XX (16-bit) Issues Install SP1 for IE3.03  
    3.XX (32-bit) Issues Install 3.02 update patch (users of IE3.02)
    Update MS Virtual Machine
    4.0 (32bit) Issues Update to 4.01 See 4.01 below
    4.01 (32-bit) Apply SP1 Apply SP2 for Outlook Express compliance
    4.01, 4.5 (Mac) Security Alert Upgrade further steps to address security issues in v4.5 (Mac)
    5.0 (32-bit) "Compliant" Check version of mfc40.dll
    Update if necessary (see "Compliant", left)    		  
    Outlook Express 5.0 (32-bit) Compliant None required  
    Outlook 98 Issues Apply Lotus cc:mail update (if req'd: ccmailsp.exe incl in Office 97, SR2)
    Apply 098dtfix patch (to import/export text files with 2-digit year fields)    		  
    97 Issues Apply Office 97, SR2 (outllib.dll v8.04)
    Apply 097dtfix patch (to import/export text files with 2-digit year fields)    		  
    2000 (9.0)
    English British    		 Compliant None required  
    Maintained by the Year 2000 coordinator
    Please mail y2k-coord@bristol.ac.uk if you have any queries regarding the information on this page or about Year 2000 in general

    Last modified on 6 January 2000