Do I Have to "update" Outlook?

[Bob Stringer]

I have Office 2000. I installed Word and Excel, but not
Outlook. Nevertheless, when I check the Office update page,
I'm directed to this page:
<http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/maincatalog.aspx?lc=en-us>
which is for an Outlook update.

I don't know why I'm being told to update a program I don't
have installed, unless the reason is that if I have *any*
Office program installed, I have to have the security
updates for *all* Office programs.

I certainly don't want to install an unnecessary update. Can
anyone tell me whether I need to install this one?

Thanks very much.

 

[DL]

Difficult to say, yr link is to office update scan page

 

[Bob Stringer]

Difficult to say, yr link is to office update scan page

Sorry, I should have realized that others going to the same
page wouldn't see the same thing, since it shows what
supposedly is needed only *after* scanning my machine.

The update is for Outlook 2000, dated December 18, 2002. It
references Microsoft Knowledge Base article 811167. The
article says that the update fixes an issue with Outlook in
Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode after the Office 2000 SP-3 is
installed "in which Outlook 2000 reminders may not behave as
expected or they may use 100 percent of the CPU when they
appear." (I have SP-3 installed, btw.)

Now, the explanation in the KB article makes it seem that
the update isn't terribly important and that I can ignore
it. But the thing that concerns me is that the first page
(the one that says I should download it) says that the
update is a "critical" one and that it's needed for
*stability and security.* For all I know, that's merely
garbage language that doesn't always mean what it says, but
I have no way to evaluate that. As mentioned in my first
message, for all I know MS truly does intend that if I have
any office program installed, I should install the Outlook
update for better security.

Anyone have an idea whether this is an update I'm supposed
to download and install?

Thanks.

 

[Don MI]

Sorry, I should have realized that others going to the same
page wouldn't see the same thing, since it shows what
supposedly is needed only *after* scanning my machine.

The update is for Outlook 2000, dated December 18, 2002. It
references Microsoft Knowledge Base article 811167. The
article says that the update fixes an issue with Outlook in
Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode after the Office 2000 SP-3 is
installed "in which Outlook 2000 reminders may not behave as
expected or they may use 100 percent of the CPU when they
appear." (I have SP-3 installed, btw.)

Now, the explanation in the KB article makes it seem that
the update isn't terribly important and that I can ignore
it. But the thing that concerns me is that the first page
(the one that says I should download it) says that the
update is a "critical" one and that it's needed for
*stability and security.* For all I know, that's merely
garbage language that doesn't always mean what it says, but
I have no way to evaluate that. As mentioned in my first
message, for all I know MS truly does intend that if I have
any office program installed, I should install the Outlook
update for better security.

Anyone have an idea whether this is an update I'm supposed
to download and install?

Thanks.



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Bob Stringer

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You are correct the KB language is standard {"garbage"} because Microsoft
assumes you will install all of the applications in your edition of Office.

However, your basic question is more complex. Some Office updates that are
labeled for a specific application actually modify other applications to
achieve their purpose.

Unless you have a dialup connection and the update is large, I would install
as it will do not harm.

Don