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

Article ID:951327
Last Review:July 30, 2008
Revision:3.0
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SYMPTOMS

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.

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CAUSE

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.

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RESOLUTION

Update information

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

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

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

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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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
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll.mui6.10.6000.2080711,77605-Apr-200801:00Not Applicable
Windows Vista with SP1, 32-bit editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221511,684,48005-Apr-200803:16x86
Windows Vista with SP1, Itanium-based editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221514,724,22405-Apr-200803:32IA-64
Windows Vista, 64-bit editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll.mui6.10.6000.2080711,26405-Apr-200801:29Not Applicable
Windows Vista with SP1, 64-bit editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221512,049,02406-Apr-200803:00x64

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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
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221511,684,48005-Apr-200803:16x86
Windows Server 2008, Itanium-based editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221514,724,22405-Apr-200803:32IA-64
Windows Server 2008, 64-bit editions
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Comctl32.dll6.10.6001.221512,049,02406-Apr-200803:00x64

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STATUS

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

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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APPLIES TO
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate

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