Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 28, 2006

Microsoft has released the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0.

• The issues 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.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

This article describes the Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated March 28, 2006.

Issue that the hotfix package fixes

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

• You receive a "This form is not available for this list, discussion board, survey, or document library" error message when you try to view an item in a list
  
  When you try to view an item in a list, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:
  This form is not available for this list, discussion board, survey, or document library.
  This problem may occur if all the following conditions are true:
  • The list contains more than 20 items.
  • The list contains a lookup column that retrieves information from another list.
  • The view is configured to group items by the lookup column.
  • The lookup column is configured not to be displayed in the view.

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. 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 hotfix package:

• The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 2 installed or Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 1 installed. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 2 than we have on Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 1. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 1, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

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 do not have to create any registry keys or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.

Hotfix 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.

The global version of 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 item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix package is installed, the global version of this hotfix package has the file attributes, or later file attributes, that are listed in the following table.Note

• 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 is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: