Description of the update for the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Administration Tool: July 2010

This article applies to the following product:

• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool

This article describes the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Administration Tool issues that are fixed in the update package that is dated July 2010.

• The issues that the update fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the update.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update.
• Whether the update is replaced by any other update.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the update contains.

This update package also includes the following previously released updates:

• 982129  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982129/ ) You cannot sign in with Group Chat Client or with Group Chat Admin Tool if Group Chat Server is deployed in a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain
• 972988  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972988/ ) Two conflicting methods for specifying the supported server credentials of the group chat servers in the Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Server Configuration Tool
• 972948  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972948/ ) After you apply the update that is described in KB 969819, Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server starts and then stops immediately
• 973340  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973340/ ) You receive an error message when you add new entries to the role list of a chat room or a category in the Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool
• 972985  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972985/ ) You cannot scroll to move channels to different categories in Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool
• 972987  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972987/ ) An incorrect dialog box title "{{ADMINTOOL_PRODUCT_GENERICNAME}}" appears in Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool

Update package information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the MgcAdmin.msp package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159915)
Release Date: July 2010

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Replacement information

This update of build 3.5.6907.206 is a refresh build that replaced previously-released build 3.5.6907.200 in May 2010.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Update installation information

To apply this update, install the MGCAdmin.msp package on a computer that has the Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Administration Tool installed.

Note When you apply this update on servers that are running Windows Server 2008 and have the User Account Control (UAC) enabled, install the MGCAdminTools.msp package by using an elevated command prompt. To elevate a command prompt, follow these steps:

1. Click Start
   Collapse this imageExpand this image

   
   , click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
2. Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
   
   
   Collapse this imageExpand this image

   
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or provide confirmation.

File information

This update may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This update contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

After the update is installed, the global version of this update has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: