Version 2000
Microsoft Office 2000 core programs running on Windows NT 4.0, with the Office Assistant present | |
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | June 7, 1999; 21 years ago[1] |
Final release | Service Pack 3 (SP3)[2] / October 21, 2002; 18 years ago[3] |
Operating system | Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 SP3, or later[4] |
Platform | IA-32 |
Predecessor | Microsoft Office 97 |
Successor | Microsoft Office XP |
Type | Office suite |
License | |
Website | Microsoft Office Home |
Microsoft Office 2000 (version 9.0) is a release of Microsoft Office, an office suite developed and distributed by Microsoft for the Windows family of operating systems. Office 2000 was released to manufacturing on March 29, 1999,[1] and was made available to retail on June 7, 1999.[5] It is the successor to Office 97 and the predecessor to Office XP. A Mac OS equivalent, Microsoft Office 2001, was released on October 11, 2000.
Windows 2000 Professional was designed as the desktop operating system for businesses and power users. It is the client version of Windows 2000. It offers greater security and stability than many of the previous Windows desktop operating systems. It supports up to two processors, and can address up to 4 GB of RAM. Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Software. Microsoft Windows 2000 is an operating system that was first released in January of 2000. Although part of the Windows series, this operating system is designed to run on networks rather than home computers. It is an update to Windows NT 4.0 and the last operating system to use the NT designation.
New features in Office 2000 include HTML document creation and publishing, Internet collaboration features such as integration with NetMeeting, roaming user profile support, COM add-in support; an updated version of the Office Assistant, improved compliance with the year 2000, and interface improvements including personalized menus and toolbars that omit infrequently used commands from view. Office 2000 introduces PhotoDraw, a raster and vector imaging program, as well as Web Components. It is also the first version of Office to use Windows Installer for the installation process.[6] It also comes with Internet Explorer 5 and uses its technologies as well.[7]
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Microsoft released five main editions of Office 2000 globally: Standard, Small Business, Professional, Premium, and Developer.[8] An additional Personal edition exclusive to Japan was also released.[9] All retail editions sold in Australia, Brazil, China, France, and New Zealand, as well as academic copies sold in Canada and the United States, required the user to activate the product via the Internet.[10] Microsoft extended this requirement to retail editions sold in Canada and the United States with the availability of Office 2000 Service Release 1.[11] However, product activation is no longer required as of April 15, 2003.[12] Product activation would become a requirement for all editions of Office from Office XP onward.
Office 2000 is incompatible with Windows NT 3.51. Office 2000 requires Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 SP3 at the minimum.[4] It is the last version of Office to support Windows 95 as its successor, Office XP, is not compatible with it.[13]
Microsoft released three service packs for Office 2000 throughout its life cycle. The first update was called Service Release 1 (SR-1), while subsequent updates were referred to as service packs.[2] Mainstream support for Office 2000 ended on June 30, 2004, and extended support ended on July 14, 2009.[14]
Editions[edit]
Five main editions of Office 2000 were available,[15] with an additional Personal edition with Word, Excel, and Outlook exclusive to the Japanese market.[9] A similar Basic edition for Office 2003 would later be released to all markets.[16]
Office programs | Standard | Small Business | Professional | Premium | Developer |
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Word 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Excel 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Outlook 2000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PowerPoint 2000 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Publisher 2000 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Small Business Tools[a] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Access 2000 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
FrontPage 2000 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
PhotoDraw 2000[b] | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Developer Tools and SDK[17] | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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MapPoint, Project, Visio and Vizact also used the Microsoft Office 2000 brand, but they were only available as standalone programs.
System requirements[edit]
Office 2000 system requirements[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes[edit]
- ^Includes Small Business Customer Manager, Business Planner, Direct Mail Manager and Small Business Financial Manager
- ^Office 2000 SR-1 Premium retail version includes PhotoDraw 2000 v2
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References[edit]
- ^ ab'Microsoft Office 2000 Released to Manufacturing With Enterprise Customers Ready to Deploy'. News Center. Microsoft. March 29, 1999. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017.
- ^ ab'How to determine the version of your Office 2000 program'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 20, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^Sharick, Paula (November 18, 2002). 'Microsoft Releases Office 2000 SP3'. Windows IT Pro. Penton. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ abc'Description of the system requirements for all editions of Office 2000'. Support. Microsoft. November 6, 2007. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'Industry Leaders Team With Microsoft To Deliver Office 2000-Based Small Business Solutions'. News Center. Microsoft. June 7, 1999. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^'Microsoft Office 2000 Product Enhancements Guide'. Microsoft. Archived from the original(DOC) on August 17, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^Schnoll, Scott (2000). 'Internet Explorer is Microsoft'. Computer Science. Duke University. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^'Office 2000 Suites: Which Is Right For You?'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ ab'Microsoft Office 2000 Personal'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'Microsoft Extends Anti-Piracy Features in Office 2000'. News Center. Microsoft. December 9, 1998. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^'Microsoft Incorporates New Anti-Piracy Technologies In Windows 2000, Office 2000'. News Center. Microsoft. February 10, 2000. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^'Frequently asked questions about a problem that may cause Office 2000 prompts you to register after April 15, 2003'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
Code is written in the Office 2000 product so that users are not prompted to register after April 15, 2003
- ^'System Requirements'. Support. Microsoft. May 30, 2001. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'Microsoft support lifecycle - Office 2000'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'Office 2000 Evaluation — Pricing and Ordering'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^Thurrott, Paul (August 12, 2003). 'Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Compared'. Windows IT Pro. Penton. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^'Office 2000 Developer Features Overview'. Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on November 17, 2000. Retrieved January 2, 2018.