Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for the Spanish and German versions of SharePoint Portal Server 2003: October 24, 2005

List of issues fixed

This hotfix package fixes the following issues.

• 898546  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898546/ ) When you filter an Index search by a view in a Lotus Notes content source on a server that is running SharePoint Portal Server 2003, all the items in the content source are indexed
• 905216  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905216/ ) You cannot query a specific search server in a server farm deployment of SharePoint Portal Server 2003
• 906171  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906171/ ) Members of a local administrators group can access all portals and pages of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 site, even if they do not have permissions for the portal areas

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• The index on the server that is running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 may become corrupted.
  

Additionally, when you install both of the .msp files that are included in this hotfix package, you will also fix the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3.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:

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: 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

The following list contains prerequisites for the the hotfix package:

• You must have SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 installed to apply this hotfix. For more information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  887623  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887623/ ) Description of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2
• After you install this hotfix package, you must also install the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 (SP2) hotfix package that is dated November 15, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  900929  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900929/ ) Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November 15, 2005

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

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

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 this article lists.

This hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and 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 tool in Control Panel.

Download information

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

Note You must install both of the Windows Installer files (.msp) to install the hotfix.

German version

Spanish version

English version

The English version of this hotfix package has been replaced by the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package that is dated June 16, 2006.

For more information about the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package dated June 16, 2006, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

Contents of Spsv2hot2-gbl.msp (global)Contents of Spsv2hot2-deu.msp (German)Contents of Spsv2hot2-esn.msp (Spanish)

Additional notes

• For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

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: