OFF97: List of Fixed Problems in Office 97 for Windows, SR-2

• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 2 (SR-2)

SUMMARY

Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2) is a free update to Office 97. Office 97 SR-2 contains a series of recent fixes and is designed to make it easier for you to deploy Office 97. This article contains a list of the articles that discuss the fixes in Office 97 SR-2.

NOTE: The Microsoft Office 97 SR-2 Patch requires that you first install SR-1. For more information about SR-1, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr1fact.htm

MORE INFORMATION

For information about obtaining the Office 97 Service Release 2, or for general information about SR-2, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Q192874 OFF97: An Overview of Microsoft Office 97 SR-2

Q233537 OFF97: Year 2000 Related Problems Corrected in Office 97 SR-2

Summary List for Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, SR-2

Microsoft Access

Q178650 ACC97: Dual Processor Computer Hangs When Running Query

Q170028 ACC97: Can't Run SETUP.EXE /y /r on NTFS

Q171855 ACC97: Access Violation with Multiple Queries in Progress

Q175705 ACC: "Out Of Memory" Error After Printing Subform on Windows NT

Q179695 ACC97: "Microsoft Access can't open the Zoom box" Error Message

Q186577 ACC97: Form May Not Refresh with a Short Refresh Interval

Q179695 ACC97: "Microsoft Access can't open the Zoom box" Error Message

Q186470 ACC97: "Overflow" Error When Outputting Report to RTF Format

Q191883 ACC: Data Changes Are Saved to the Incorrect Record

Q191743 ACC97: '2004': Out of Memory Error when Running Query

Q191916 ACC97: No Common Point to Synchronize Replicas after Year 2000

Q192008 ACC97: Erratic Intellimouse Scrolling in Forms and Tables

Q172733 Updated Version of Microsoft Jet 3.5 Available on MSL

Microsoft Excel

Q151064 XL97: "Microsoft Excel Cannot Access..." Opening File from Web

Q180159 XL: Dates Inserted by Recorded Macro May Be in Wrong Century

Q182999 XL97: Chart Data Labels Linked to Formulas Are Not Updated

Q186452 XL97: Some Formulas Not Refreshed with Data Table in Workbook

Q186685 XL97: Custom Function Is Not Updated with Intersection Operator

Q184260 XL97: Formula Is Not Recalculated After Paste Special Operation

Q186386 XL97: Defined Name Formula Is Not Updated After Sort

Q186394 XL97: Formulas Not Refreshed After Data Consolidation

Q186395 XL97: Formulas with Range-Style Cell Reference Are Not Updated

Q186370 XL97: ROW or COLUMN Formula Is Not Updated After Cut and Paste

Q187698 Query97: MSQuery Uses 1900 Date When Two Digits Are Used for Year

Q172322 XL97: Run-Time Error 40009 When You Run DAO Macro

Q10111 XL97: Characters Lost Saving to Excel 5.0/95 File Format

Q144508 XL: Using Calculate Method May Not Calculate Certain Formulas

Q154134 XL97: Functions in Filled Formulas May Not Be Recalculated

Q168650 XL97: "Not Enough Memory" Error Adding Chart to Workbook

Q174043 XL97: Destructor for ActiveX Control Is Not Called on Exit

Q174218 XL97: Word Object Displayed Differently in Excel 97

Q174219 XL97: WordArt Object Displayed Differently in Excel 97

Q175050 XL97: Recalculating Displays Values from Another Workbook

Q175356 XL97: Microsoft Graph Object Displayed Differently in Excel 97

Q179028 XL97: Excel Object Is Not Closed After Running Macro

Q137427 XL97: Question Marks Appear After Deactivating Worksheet Object

Q171339 XL97: Some Values Not Recalculated When Using Multiple Formulas

Q71315 XL97: Run-time Error Using Location Method to Change Chart

Q150686 XL97: Moving Text Box on Chart Causes Chart to Grow

Q129793 Excel Displays Only First Column in Embedded Worksheet

Q108032 XL97: Page Fault or Violation Clicking Options on the Tools Menu

Q184900 XL97: Errors Activating Embedded Object Containing PivotTable

Q185017 XL97: "File not Found" Error Activating Excel Object

Q176242 XL97 : IPF occurs in Application event on BeforeClose

Q176252 XL97: Application Error Updating OLE Link

Q176251 XL97: WorkBookBeforeClose Event Fires Unexpectedly

Q136761 XL97: Memory Errors Appear When You Calculate a Custom Function

Q173121 XL97: Data Returned from Only One Table Using Query Wizard

Q173521 XL97: Microsoft Query 97 Does Not Support User and System DSNs

Q173522 XL97: Query Wizard Creates Improper Alias in SQL Syntax

Q158895 XL97: Invalid Page Fault After Closing Last Open Workbook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Q191599 PPT97: PowerPoint Saves Year in Three-Digit Format

Q145435 PPT97: European Currency Symbol Doesn't Print with PCL Printer

Q145522 PPT97: European Currency Symbol Doesn't Print w/PostScript

Q145960 PPT97: Imported EPS Graphics Have Poor Print, Display Quality

Q163834 PPT97: European Currency Symbol Doesn't Print After Cut/Paste

Q144375 PPT97: "Unable to Save File" Error Opening PPT 4 Formatted File

Q144532 PPT97: Saving PowerPoint Files on Banyan Vines Is Very Slow

Q144992 PPT97: Dimensions of Custom Slide Not Correct

Q145146 PPT97: Unable to Loop Through Playlist with PowerPoint Viewer 97

Q182546 PPT: PowerPoint Translates Year 2000 Dates Incorrectly

Q186870 PPT97: Red X Appears After Using PowerPoint Add-in or Macro

Q186871 PPT97: Other Notes Pages Change After Editing Notes Page

Q186878 PPT97: Error Opening File Containing Macintosh EPS Image

Q172005 Removing PowerPoint Viewer Removes TypeLib Registry Key

Microsoft Outlook

Q191952 OL98: How to Install Office 97 SR-2 Without Removing Outlook 98

Q177412 Summary of Changes in Outlook Version 8.04

• MS Mail extensions no longer cause a page fault when you use the Address Book in Outlook.



• The Time Zone dialog box uses Microsoft Windows NT permissions.



• A new Changed By field is available for items.



• Deleted resources are removed from the Location field for meeting items.



• Advanced Find recognizes invalid dates in a search.



• Improved performance for imported Schedule+ calendar data.



• Improved error message in Schedule+ import caused by network traffic.



• Use Schedule+ as Primary Calendar option opens Schedule+ meeting request in a full window.



• September/October appointments display correct times for all European time zones.



• Correct time zone is applied to all appointments during Schedule+ import.



• Improved temporary file handling during Schedule+ import.



• Registered custom appointment form no longer triggers macro warning.



• Improved user interface for right-click operations in custom forms.



• Posting Outlook items to Outlook from Visual Basic is more efficient.



• Printing events are passed to client extensions.



• Accelerator keys for the Copy and Paste commands are passed to client extensions.



• Consistent passing of the Copy command to client extensions.



• Drag events are passed to client extensions.



• cc:Mail message import allows for messages larger than 20 kilobytes.



• Outlook Address Book can display names by "last name, first name".



• One additional syntax for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) addresses is supported.



• Rules Wizard supports quiet mode installation.



• Tab stop settings are retained on a per-message basis.



• New registry key is available to turn off message information bar updates.



• Improved internal handling of 8.3 file names for attachments.



• Telephony API (TAPI) command for suspended dialing is recognized.



• "Par Personne Responsable" view fix for French Outlook is included.



• Double-byte character field name improvement for Japanese Outlook is included.

Q181351 OL97: Year 2000 Compliance for Outlook 97

Q197237 OL97: Year 2000 Dates Are Imported and Exported Incorrectly

Microsoft Office

Q108729 OFF97: Color Shift Occurs When Printing in Windows 98

Q10022 OFF97: EPS File Is Not Printed or Is Printed Incorrectly in NT

Q188080 OFF97: Installing IE 3.02a and Ie302y2k.exe Included in SR-2

Q144930 OFF97: Size of TIFF Picture Is Incorrect When Inserted

Q151068 OFF97: Lines Drawn Incorrectly on Imported Graphics

Q166096 OFF97: Some Features Not Functional When System Policies Enabled

Q186261 OFF97: Two-Digit Years in Properties Dialog in 20th Century

Q186369 OFF97: Large Increase in Document File Size After Inserting JPEG

Q150491 WD97: Screen Flickers Constantly After Pasting Excel Chart

Q182073 WD97: Picture Becomes Red "X" When Mac Word 98 File Saved in 97

Q151047 PPT97: Excel Chart Does Not Refresh Properly After Update

Microsoft Word

Q153194 WD97: Extended Characters Are Corrupt After Editing MacWord Document

Q146506 WD97: Save As Command Fails to Release Document (Can't Open Original File in a Program Other Than Word)

Q142670 WD97: ConvertNumberToText Method Fails

Q187998 WD97: Word Stops Responding (Hangs) When You Click AutoText

Q130149 WD97: "Out of Memory" When Document Saved in Word 95 Format

Q140470 WD97: Saving a Document as HTML Causes Table Formatting Changes

Q140645 WD97: Grammar Checker Runs Continuously (Screen Flickers)

Q141464 WD97: Title Bar of Embedded Word Document Missing Document Name

Q145044 WD97: Document Corrupt After Editing Word 2.0 Document

Q146529 WD97: High Network Traffic When You Check Spelling (Novell)

Q163367 WD97: "Network or File Permission Error" Opening Document

Q164333 WD97: Word Appears to Hang When You Search Large Address Book

Q170032 WD97: Multiple-Heading Numbering Converted to Plain Text

Q173456 WD97: Error with Dutch, French, German, or Spanish Grammar Check

Q173547 WD: Error Msg: "Word Cannot Open the Document"

Q197300 WD97: Save As Word 6.0/95 Loses Attached Template

Q174162 WD97: Windows NT 4.0: "Saving the AutoRecovery File Is Postponed"

Q174304 WD97: ODMA Save As Command Does Not Close the Previous Document

Q174994 WD97: Autoexec Macro Runs Twice When Reference Is Added

Q177052 WD97: Application Error Printing from Shortcut Menu in Explorer

Q177519 WD: Comments Lost When Word 2.x File Converted to Word 97

Q179310 WD97: Error or Unexpected Quit When You Type Complex Sentence

Q179435 WD97: Error: "Cannot Access the File" After File Closed (ODMA)

Q183070 WD: Embedded OLE Objects Are Changed to Pictures After Save As

Q186762 WD97: Advanced Power Management Causes Data Loss

Q186763 WD97: Undesired Characters When You Open HTML Document in Word

Q186845 WD97: Picture Wrapping Changes from No Wrap to Around Wrap

Q186846 WD97: New Information in Help About for New English Thesaurus

Q186847 WD97: Unicode Characters Converted Incorrectly

Q189439 WD: Document Fails to Open "Cannot Open The Existing <Square>"

Q161238 WD97: EPS Images Are Printed Full Size Rather Than Cropped

Q179883 WD97: Error Saving Document in Word 6.0/95 Format

Q192706 WD97: Year 2000 Date Parsing Improvements in SR-2

Word 97 Import Converter for Word 6.0 or Word 7.0

Q144542 WD: Outline Number Takes on Hidden Attribute of Paragraph

Q146045 WD95: Outline Number Brackets Gone in Imported Word 97 Document

Q160931 WD: "Error! Style Not Defined" When Printing File

Q170030 WD95: ListNum Fields Missing from Imported Word 97 Document

Q170037 WD95: Character Spacing Converted Incorrectly

Q170041 WD95: Multiple Numbered Lists Change to One Single Numbered List

Q170901 WD95: Section Field Number Format Converted to Roman Numeral

Q173198 WD95: Indentation Changed in Imported Word 97 File

Q144528 WD95: Imported Word 97 Document: All Cap Letters Change to Mixed

Q174122 WD95: Outline Numbering Incorrect in Imported Word 97 Document

Q174997 WD95: Extra Tab Inserted in Multilevel Numbered Paragraphs

Q175540 WD: Text Lost Opening Document Containing Unicode Characters

Q181241 WD95: Text Box Fills/Lines Wrong in Imported Word 97 Document

Q181242 WD95: Text Boxes Disappear When You Open Word 97 Document

Q183071 WD: Z-Order of Drawing Objects Is Lost During Conversion

Q186899 WD95: Callout Boxes and Arrows Missing or Incorrect

Q186900 WD95: Error Message Opening a Document with Hyperlinks

Q186901 WD: Object Not Updated If 97 Document Opened in Earlier Version

Q186902 WD95: Positive Sloped Lines Change to Negative Sloped Lines

Additional query words: OFF97 sr2 fixlist97sr2

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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo