Description of the update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: March 27, 2007

Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Application Error Reporting. This update fixes an issue with Microsoft Application Error Reporting that may cause some information about application errors to be sent to Microsoft without notifying you.

Update details

Issue that the update fixes

This update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Application errors may be sent to Microsoft without notice

Some 2007 Microsoft Office program files that are opened or saved on a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web site use Microsoft Application Error Reporting (DW 2.0) to report problems to Microsoft. If an unsafe COM control is detected, these programs may unintentionally send problem reports to Microsoft without first verifying that you have granted permission for this reporting operation. The problem reports that may be sent do not contain personal information.

This update makes a change to Microsoft Application Error Reporting (DW 2.0). This change helps make sure that DW 2.0 problem reports are sent only after you grant permission.

Microsoft is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers. For more information about the privacy policy in application error reporting, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Installation details

How to obtain and to install the update

Update 932091 is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To obtain this update and to obtain installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:After you run the installation process for the update, you are prompted to run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard to complete the installation of the update.

Important Because of a problem with the update installation, you may experience a long delay for this update to be installed. Additionally, after the update is installed, you may receive error messages when you access Central Administration and browsing sites.

This problem is commonly seen with stand-alone installations that use Windows Internal Database Engine. The problem occurs because the site is being used during the update process. This condition causes the upgrade to fail.

To avoid this problem, stop the W3SVC service before you install the update. If you experience the problem after you install the update, follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt, and then stop the W3SVC service by running the following command:
   Net Stop W3SVC
2. Open a command prompt, and then change directory to the following directory:
   system drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN
3. Run the following command:
   psconfig –cmd upgrade –inplace b2b –wait
4. After the upgrade process is completed, restart the W3SVC service by running the following command:
   Net Start W3SVC

How to determine whether the update is installed

Update 932091 contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following tables.

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 32-bit version

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 64-bit version

You do not have to install this update if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the tables.

To determine the version of the files that are installed on the computer, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

1. Click Start, and then click Search.
2. In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
3. In the All or part of the file name box, type the appropriate file name from the tables, and then click Search.
4. In the list of files, right-click the found file, and then click Properties.
5. On the Version tab, examine the version of the file that is installed on the computer.

Information for administrators about .msp files

Update 932091 consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer (.msp) file. The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update: For detailed procedures that describe how to update an administrative image and how to update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic. To view the "Distributing Office 2003 Product Updates" topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office. For more information about the Microsoft Office Desktop Applications TechCenter, visit the following Microsoft Web site: