OFF2000: Different Version Number Reported In MSInfo and Help About

ID: Q228696

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In any Office program, the version number displayed in About Microsoft <program> may be different than the version number displayed for that program in either Microsoft System Information (MSInfo), or from a Microsoft Visual Basic macro.

For example, Microsoft Excel displays version number 2720 in About Microsoft Excel on the Help menu, and version number 2719 in MSInfo or from a Visual Basic macro.


RESOLUTION

The correct version number is the number displayed in MSInfo or from a Visual Basic macro.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

The following table lists the version displayed in Help About and in MSInfo.

Product Help About MSInfo
Outlook 2711 2711
Access 2720 2719
Excel 2720 2719
FrontPage 2717 2717
Word 2720 2717
Power Point 2716 2716

Additional query words: OFF2000 


Keywords          : 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999