Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package: February 6, 2007

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SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 issues that are fixed in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package that is dated February 6, 2007.

This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

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.

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INTRODUCTION

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issues:

926284 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926284/ ) Changes that you make to the "List View" Web Part are not retained after you save the site as a template in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
931008 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931008/ ) You cannot perform a search query after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer
932055 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932055/ ) You cannot select the values for a custom field when you try to edit the properties on the FldEditEx.aspx page on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site
932056 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932056/ ) One or more custom programs do not finish successfully when you run multiple custom programs that use the BreakRoleInheritance function in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 object model
932347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932347/ ) Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 does not comply with daylight saving time in Western Australia for the years 2006 to 2009

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

When you try to delete a message in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 programmatically, you receive a null reference exception message. Additionally, the following message is logged in the Application log:
System.NullReferenceException was unhandled by user code
Message="Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
Source="Microsoft.SharePoint"
When you try to show an error message in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site programmatically by using the ItemCheckingIn() event, the custom error message text is not shown. Instead, you receive a garbled error message that may resemble the following error message:
1!.512s!
When an incremental crawl is performed on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site, the crawl may stop when one or more of the following conditions are true:
- No changes are found.
- No new links are found.
- No new updates are found.
When you search a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site and then click View by Modified Date, you receive the following error message:
Your search cannot be completed because of a service error. Try your search again or contact your administrator for more information.

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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

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix package.

Restart information

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

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.

Post-installation information

After you apply this hotfix package, you must run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard.

To do this, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard.

Important Because of a problem with the hotfix installation, you must not run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard to complete the installation if you are running a Windows SharePoint Services stand-alone installation that uses the Windows Internal Database Engine. Instead, you must use the Psconfig.exe command-line utility. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK.
Change to the following directory:
system drive\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Bin
Run the following command:
psconfig -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b

If you ran the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, you may experience a long delay, and the wizard may not be completed successfully.

Alternatively, the configuration process may be unsuccessful, and you may receive the following error messages:

Configuration Failed

An exception of type System.Data.SQLClient.SQLException was thrown. Additional exception information access to module dbo.proc_MSS_GetConfigurationProperty is blocked because the signature is not valid.

Additionally, the following event may be logged in the Application log:

Event ID: 5586
Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3
Unknown SQL Exception 33002 occured.
Additional error information from SQL Server is included below.
Access to module dbo.proc_MSS_GetConfigurationProperty is blocked because the signature is not valid.

If you experience these issues, use the Psconfig.exe command to manually complete the installation of the 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.

32-bit hotfix package

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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