Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: February 26, 2008

List of issues that are fixed

This hotfix fixes the following issue:

• 940459  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940459/ ) When you try to enumerate many content areas by using the area content list Web part in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, multiple refreshes may be required to display all content areas

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

• You install the English version or the Japanese version of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 3 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3. When you try to use the HTML editor to edit a page that contains a Content Editor Web part, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
  A JavaScript error is received: Line: 3632 Char: 3 Error: Object expected Code: 0 URL: http://portal/sites/testsite/_layouts/1033/htmledit.aspx
  When you try to use the Edit in Datasheet feature, you receive the following error message:
  The list is displayed in Standard view. It cannot be displayed in Datasheet view for one or more of the following reasons: A datasheet component compatible with Windows SharePoint Services is not installed, your browser does not support ActiveX controls, or support for ActiveX controls is disabled.

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

This hotfix is a post Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3 installed.

For more information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you must either create a registry key or modify a registry key. For more information about the registry key, click the following article number to view the article 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 are listed in this article.
The English version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. 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.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the English version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table: