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Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (WSS server-package): December 30, 2010

Article ID: 2458606 - View products that this article applies to.

INTRODUCTION

Cumulative update packages for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 contain hotfixes for the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 issues that were fixed since the release of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Note This build of the cumulative update package is also known as build 12.0.6550.5002.

We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new update contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 update package.

Important notes about the cumulative update package

The 2007 Microsoft Office system hotfixes are now multilingual. This cumulative update package contains updates for all languages.
One cumulative hotfix package includes all the server component packages. The cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.

Known issue

After you install the hotfix package in this article, the content deployment import job enters an endless loop and never finishes. Specifically, this issue occurs when the following conditions are true:

The pages library has a content type that contains a calculated field.
The calculated field that is used in the formula was deployed previously.

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RESOLUTION

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

This cumulative update package fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

2458600
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458600/ )
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): December 30, 2010
2458604
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458604/ )
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (wssmui-ga-ie.msp, wssmui-vi-vn.msp): December 14, 2010
2462531
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2462531/ )
Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (wssmui-ga-ie.msp, wssmui-vi-vn.msp): November 16, 2010
2466312
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466312/ )
Description of the Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 hotfix package (wssmui-he-il.msp, wssmui-ar-sa.msp): December 14, 2010
2466318
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466318/ )
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (sts-x-none.msp, wssmui-xx-xx.msp): December 30, 2010

How to obtain the cumulative update package for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfixes that are included in the cumulative update package for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

This cumulative update package contains all the .msp files that were released as hotfixes or as public updates that target Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Cumulative update package information

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

949582

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949582/ )

How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

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

File information

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

The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

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