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The Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center Product Guide details specific Year 2000 information concerning Microsoft products. The information in the product guide is presented to assist IT professionals in planning their transition to the Year 2000. If you cannot find a specific product and it is not on the "Microsoft Products: Testing Yet to be Completed" list, you can assume it will NOT be tested for compliancy.
Microsoft will continually update the Year 2000 Product Guide with the most current Year 2000 test information. Visit the Year 2000 Product Guide for more details regarding the Microsoft Compliance Categories.

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Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center
Works Suite 99  1.0   (Italian)

Product Summary
Product: Works Suite 99 Version: 1.0 Category:Compliant*
Language: Italian OS: 32-Bit Win Release Date: 01 Sep 1997
Operational Range: 01 Jan 1900 - 03 Jun 2079
Prerequisites: Office 97 Service Release 2, Outlook Express Year 2000 Update
Product Dependencies: Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Clock Dependencies: System clock
Last Updated: 11 Nov 1999
Product Details

Works Suite 99 is composed of individual components with an integrated setup launcher.  Apart from the integrated setup launcher, there is no cross-product functionality to be tested for compliance. 

 

The compliance of the component functionality is listed below.

 

Recommendations to meet compliance: See the individual component documents for the applications included in Works Suite 99 (below). Some actions are required.

 

Italian, Spanish, French-Canadian

Products:

Compliance:

Works 4.5a

Compliant

Internet Explorer 4.01

Compliant* 

*Requires Outlook Express Year 2000 Update.  Click here to download the update.

Works Calendar

Compliant

Money 99 Basic

Compliant

Picture It! 99

 

 

 

Compliant*

*Requires Internet Explorer 4.01 update.

Integrated Setup

Compliant

Encarta World Atlas 99

Compliant*

*see compliance document for details

Word 97

Compliant* 

*Requires Office 97 Service Release-2 software update. Click here to download.

 

 


Legend of Symbols:
*The product is compliant. User action is recommended, which may include loading a software update or assessing shared technology.
#The product is compliant with an acceptable deviation from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability or reliability of the product.
+The product is compliant . Software updates are pending. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly.
Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken.


Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center
Works Suite 99  1.0   (Norwegian)

Product Summary
Product: Works Suite 99 Version: 1.0 Category:Compliant*
Language: Norwegian OS: 32-Bit Win Release Date: 01 Sep 1997
Operational Range: 01 Jan 1900 - 03 Jun 2079
Prerequisites: Office 97 Service Release 2, Outlook Express Year 2000 Update
Product Dependencies: Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Clock Dependencies: System clock
Last Updated: 11 Nov 1999
Product Details

Works Suite 99 is composed of individual components with an integrated setup launcher.  Apart from the integrated setup launcher, there is no cross-product functionality to be tested for compliance. 

 

The compliance of the component functionality is listed below.

 

Recommendations to meet compliance: See the individual component documents for the applications included in Works Suite 99 (below). Some actions are required.

 

Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Products:

Compliance:

Works 4.5a

Compliant

Internet Explorer 4.01

Compliant* 

*Requires Outlook Express Year 2000 Update.  Click here to download the update.

Works Calendar

Compliant

Picture It! 99

Compliant*

*Requires Internet Explorer 4.01 update.

Integrated Setup

Compliant

Encarta World Atlas 99

Compliant*

*see compliance document for details

AutoRoute Express Europe 98

Compliant

Word 97

Compliant* 

*Requires Office 97 Service Release-2 software update. Click here to download.

 


Legend of Symbols:
*The product is compliant. User action is recommended, which may include loading a software update or assessing shared technology.
#The product is compliant with an acceptable deviation from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability or reliability of the product.
+The product is compliant . Software updates are pending. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly.
Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken.


Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center
Works Suite 99  1.0   (Spanish)

Product Summary
Product: Works Suite 99 Version: 1.0 Category:Compliant*
Language: Spanish OS: 32-Bit Win Release Date: 01 Sep 1997
Operational Range: 01 Jan 1900 - 03 Jun 2079
Prerequisites: Office 97 Service Release 2, Outlook Express Year 2000 Update
Product Dependencies: Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Clock Dependencies: System clock
Last Updated: 11 Nov 1999
Product Details

Works Suite 99 is composed of individual components with an integrated setup launcher.  Apart from the integrated setup launcher, there is no cross-product functionality to be tested for compliance. 

 

The compliance of the component functionality is listed below.

 

Recommendations to meet compliance: See the individual component documents for the applications included in Works Suite 99 (below). Some actions are required.

 

Italian, Spanish, French-Canadian

Products:

Compliance:

Works 4.5a

Compliant

Internet Explorer 4.01

Compliant* 

*Requires Outlook Express Year 2000 Update.  Click here to download the update.

Works Calendar

Compliant

Money 99 Basic

Compliant

Picture It! 99

 

 

 

Compliant*

*Requires Internet Explorer 4.01 update.

Integrated Setup

Compliant

Encarta World Atlas 99

Compliant*

*see compliance document for details

Word 97

Compliant* 

*Requires Office 97 Service Release-2 software update. Click here to download.

 

 


Legend of Symbols:
*The product is compliant. User action is recommended, which may include loading a software update or assessing shared technology.
#The product is compliant with an acceptable deviation from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability or reliability of the product.
+The product is compliant . Software updates are pending. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly.
Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken.


Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center
Works Suite 99  1.0   (Swedish)

Product Summary
Product: Works Suite 99 Version: 1.0 Category:Compliant*
Language: Swedish OS: 32-Bit Win Release Date: 01 Sep 1997
Operational Range: 01 Jan 1900 - 03 Jun 2079
Prerequisites: Office 97 Service Release 2, Outlook Express Year 2000 Update
Product Dependencies: Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Clock Dependencies: System clock
Last Updated: 11 Nov 1999
Product Details

Works Suite 99 is composed of individual components with an integrated setup launcher.  Apart from the integrated setup launcher, there is no cross-product functionality to be tested for compliance. 

 

The compliance of the component functionality is listed below.

 

Recommendations to meet compliance: See the individual component documents for the applications included in Works Suite 99 (below). Some actions are required.

 

Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Products:

Compliance:

Works 4.5a

Compliant

Internet Explorer 4.01

Compliant* 

*Requires Outlook Express Year 2000 Update.  Click here to download the update.

Works Calendar

Compliant

Picture It! 99

Compliant*

*Requires Internet Explorer 4.01 update.

Integrated Setup

Compliant

Encarta World Atlas 99

Compliant*

*see compliance document for details

AutoRoute Express Europe 98

Compliant

Word 97

Compliant* 

*Requires Office 97 Service Release-2 software update. Click here to download.

 


Legend of Symbols:
*The product is compliant. User action is recommended, which may include loading a software update or assessing shared technology.
#The product is compliant with an acceptable deviation from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability or reliability of the product.
+The product is compliant . Software updates are pending. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly.
Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken.


Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center
Zero Administration Kit 98  4.10.1998   (English)

Product Summary
Product: Zero Administration Kit 98 Version: 4.10.1998 Category:Compliant
Language: English OS: 32-Bit Win Release Date: 01 Jul 1998
Operational Range: 01 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 2035
Prerequisites: None
Product Dependencies: Windows NT4.0 Server, Windows 98, Office 97
Clock Dependencies: Operates under the operating system date/time routines
Last Updated: 04 Nov 1999
Product Details

How the product handles dates:

  • Dates are not entered by users
  • Dates are not manipulated, changed or generated.

Two-digit shortcut handling:

  • Not applicable, there is no user entry of dates.

Common date usage errors:

None identified. ZAK98 is a Wizard to assist setting up a default set of Windows 98 profiles for shared client installations. There are no inherent date dependencies except those set by the Administrator. Operating systems and applications are beyond the scope of ZAK98, and are reviewed separately.


Legend of Symbols:
*The product is compliant. User action is recommended, which may include loading a software update or assessing shared technology.
#The product is compliant with an acceptable deviation from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability or reliability of the product.
+The product is compliant . Software updates are pending. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly.
Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken.


Itemized List of products in each Volume

YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE

ALL COMMUNICATIONS OR CONVEYANCES OF INFORMATION TO YOU CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE INFORMATION REGARDING YEAR 2000 TESTING, ASSESSMENTS, READINESS, TIME TABLES, OBJECTIVES, OR OTHER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT"), ARE PROVIDED AS A "YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE" (AS DEFINED BY THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT) AND CAN BE FOUND AT MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://microsoft.com/year2000/ (the "Y2K WEBSITE"). EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, THE TERMS OF THE Y2K WEBSITE, AND THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE YEAR 2000. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MICROSOFT THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CHECK THE Y2K WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CONSEQUENTLY, MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOREOVER, MICROSOFT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY MICROSOFT OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY DECREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER REGARDING ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS FOUND AT THE Y2K WEBSITE AND IS INTENDED TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INFORMATION LOCATED AT THE Y2K WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES OF COMPLIANCE INTO WHICH MICROSOFT HAS CLASSIFIED ITS PRODUCTS IN ITS YEAR 2000 PRODUCT GUIDE, AND THE MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 TEST CRITERIA.

ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING YEAR 2000 RELATED UPDATES, YEAR 2000 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, OR REMEDIATION SERVICES (IF ANY) ARE SUBJECT TO THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT (112 STAT. 2386). IN CASE OF A DISPUTE, THIS ACT MAY REDUCE YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF ANY SUCH STATEMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY YOUR CONTRACT OR TARIFF.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999
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