<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
(	O
version	O
9.0	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
,	O
an	O
office	O
suite	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
family	O
of	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
97	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	O
OS	O
equivalent	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2001	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
requires	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP3	O
at	O
the	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
service	O
packs	O
3	O
–	O
5	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
version	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
only	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
SP6	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
three	O
service	O
packs	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
its	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
support	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
ended	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
support	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
include	O
HTML	B-Language
document	O
creation	O
and	O
publishing	O
,	O
Internet	O
collaboration	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
integration	O
with	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
,	O
roaming	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
profile	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
COM	B-Application
add-in	O
support	O
;	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Office	B-General_Concept
Assistant	I-General_Concept
that	O
utilizes	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
year	B-Error_Name
2000	I-Error_Name
,	O
and	O
interface	O
improvements	O
including	O
personalized	O
menus	O
and	O
toolbars	O
that	O
omit	O
infrequently	O
used	O
commands	O
from	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
introduces	O
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
and	O
vector	O
imaging	O
program	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Web	O
Components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Office	O
to	O
use	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
for	O
the	O
installation	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
and	O
uses	O
its	O
technologies	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
five	O
main	O
editions	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
globally	O
:	O
Standard	O
,	O
Small	O
Business	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
Premium	O
,	O
and	O
Developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
Personal	O
edition	O
with	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Outlook	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
retail	O
editions	O
sold	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
academic	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
activate	B-License
the	I-License
product	I-License
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
extended	O
this	O
requirement	O
to	O
retail	O
editions	O
sold	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
Service	O
Release	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
product	B-License
activation	I-License
is	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	B-License
activation	I-License
would	O
become	O
a	O
requirement	O
for	O
all	O
editions	O
of	O
Office	O
from	O
Office	B-Operating_System
XP	I-Operating_System
onward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapPoint	B-Application
,	O
Project	B-Operating_System
,	O
Visio	B-Application
and	O
Vizact	B-Operating_System
also	O
used	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
brand	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
standalone	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
