Have not found an older version yet. Did find another similar Shareware title.
[*]Howto Remove Metadata and Unique Identifiers From Office 97 Documents (on Microsofts webpage). On Microsoft Office Online you can download and use for free two tools that will help you remove the identifier from previously created documents and prevent the creation of the identifier for future documents. The Microsoft Office 97 Unique Identifier Patch will prevent the insertion of a unique identifier into any new Office 97 documents.
- Workshare Protect (SHAREWARE)
Workshare Protect automatically identifies and removes sensitive document metadata upon emailing Microsoft Office documents, without any user intervention or training.- ezClean (SHAREWARE)
Eliminates “metadata” so recipients and third parties can’t see what was changed, deleted, or commented on, or who worked on the document in the process of creating the “final” version.