OFF97: How to Update an Administrative Installation with the ODBC Vulnerability Patch

ID: Q243689

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to update your Office 97 administrative installation point with the Office 97 ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update.

NOTE: This procedure requires you to download the latest version of the Office 97 ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update that was released on October 11, 1999.


MORE INFORMATION

To update your administrative installation point with the Office 97 ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update:

  1. Point your Web browser to the following Web site:


    2. http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/excel97odbc.htm
  2. Click Download Now!. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.


  3. Click Save.


  4. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box
    jetcopkg /c:"jetcoupd.exe /a <Admin Path> /i <Admin Path>\<Inf Filename>"
    where <Admin Path> is the path to your administrative installation point for Office 97 and <Inf Filename> is the name of the .inf file for your version of Office. For example, if your server is named Appsvr, your administrative installation point is named Off97, and you are running Office 97 Professional, the command would be as follows:


    5. jetcopkg /c:"jetcoupd.exe /a \\Appsvr\Off97\Msoffice /i \\Appsvr\Off97\Msoffice\Off97pro.inf"
  5. Click Yes when you are asked to install the patch.


  6. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.


At this point, your administrative installation point has been updated. Any new installations that you run from this administrative installation point will include the security updates included in the ODBC Security Vulnerability patch.

If you have workstations that are running one or more components of Office from the administrative installation point, then you need to install the update on each computer.

For additional information about installing the ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q238445 OFF97: Office 97 ODBC Driver Vulnerability Security Update

Additional query words: OFF97

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: November 3, 1999
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