Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hotfix package: November 1, 2004

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hotfix package for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

The issue that the hotfix package fixes
The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
The files that the hotfix package contains

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 issue that is fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server hotfix package that is dated November 1, 2004.

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The issue that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

888809 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888809/ ) You receive an "An error has occurred on the server" error message when you click Alert Me to add an alert in a child portal site of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server farm that uses shared services

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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889380 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889380/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. 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 Web site:

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.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you install this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You must create or modify a registry key to use the one of the hotfixes that this package contains. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888809 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888809/ ) You receive an "An error has occurred on the server" error message when you click Alert Me to add an alert in a child portal site of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server farm that uses shared services

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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.

Download information

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
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   01-Nov-2004  21:40  6.0.2800.1168  2,801,664  Sps2003-kb888807-server-gbl.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

   Date         Time   Size       File name
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   01-Nov-2004  18:20  5,999,104  Sso.portal.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

   Date         Time   Version          Size    File name
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   30-Oct-2004  02:32  11.0.5716.34  4,610,808  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll       
   30-Oct-2004  01:01  11.0.5716.34     13,312  Putildm.dll
   30-Oct-2004  01:01  11.0.5716.34      8,192  Spsutil.dll
   30-Oct-2004  01:02  11.0.5716.34     59,392  Ssocli.dll
   30-Oct-2004  02:32  11.0.5716.34     56,080  Ssoom.dll
   30-Oct-2004  02:33  11.0.5716.34    340,168  Ssosrv.exe

Additional notes:

For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

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REFERENCES

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses for software that is corrected after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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