Access 2000 security patches
Warning: Microsoft Update, which includes Windows and Office Updates, will not locate Office 2000 patches.
I was a bit startled recently when I managed to somehow get to an Office Update screen that informed me I was missing a number of Office 2000, and thus Access 2000, security patches. Yet I had visited Microsoft Update recently and there weren't any outstanding Office 2000 patches.
Some research and asking questions of Microsoft brought out the explanation that Office 2000 doesn't use a recent enough version of the MSI (Installer) package which the Microsoft Update requires. Office 2000 is in "the Extended Support portion of the Product Lifecycle." Given that the Office Update supports Office 2000 this was sufficient.
However my big problem was that I couldn't find that Office Update screen. Which I went to the Office Online page and clicked on "Check for Free Updates" on the upper right hand side this took me to Office Online Updates. The nice orange command button titled "Check for Microsoft Updates" wasn't the Office updates screen I had previously found.
Aha, a little while later I noticed the unobtrusive link just below that large bold font orange command button. Office Update: Get additional Office updates And now I was able to find the Office 2000 Updates.
I'm slightly irritated by the Office Update finding me some Word, PPT and Outlook 2000 patches. Those products were never installed on this laptop. Just Access 2000. However I'm not going to worry about that.
Thanks to the awesome MVP Leads Jamie and Sloan for digging up and having the explanation.