The System Center Operations Manager 2007 console may crash in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista when you open the Health Explorer window

Consider the following scenario:

• The Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 console is installed on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
• In the Alerts view, you right-click an item to open the Health Explorer window.

In this scenario, the System Center Operations Manager 2007 console may crash. Therefore, you cannot use Health Explorer to see any monitored objects in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista.

The issue is caused by the tooltip module. This module does not correctly check the NULL condition. Therefore, the console crashes if it receives a NULL pointer.

Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB951327)
Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C16CF77F-EE31-4B1A-AB76-E896CB709E8A)

Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB951327)
Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=23790626-D6DB-4582-8863-9C6226CEE514)

Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB951327)
Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D931EA36-A847-447E-BFB0-1BCD50785F37)

Update for Windows Vista (KB951327)
Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F255D829-5604-443A-A95A-9CEFCEABE50C)

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB951327)
Download the update package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=de2f5e20-7d56-41a3-be7f-2e7acfd48268&DisplayLang=en)

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Windows Vista update information

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other previously released updates.

Registry information

To use this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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.

Windows Vista, 32-bit editions

Windows Vista with SP1, 32-bit editions

Windows Vista with SP1, Itanium-based editions

Windows Vista, 64-bit editions

Windows Vista with SP1, 64-bit editions

Windows Server 2008 update information

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other previously released updates.

Registry information

To use this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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.

Windows Server 2008, 32-bit editions

Windows Server 2008, Itanium-based editions

Windows Server 2008, 64-bit editions

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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