Description of the update package for Communications Server 2007: November 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the update package that is dated November 2008.

• The issues that the update package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the update package.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update package.
• Whether the update package is replaced by any other update package.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the update package contains.

Issues that this update package fixes

This update package fixes the following issues:

• 958560  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958560/ ) When a Communicator 2007 user calls a Conference Auto Attendant access number, the call always uses Mediation Server instead of going to the Conference Auto Attendant directly
• 958561  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958561/ ) Communications Server 2007 R2 remote users cannot make public switched telephone network (PSTN) calls when Communications Server 2007 servers or proxies are in the call path

Update package information

To obtain this update, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The update appears in High-Priority Updates under Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.

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If you are an administrator, you may want to download this update and then distribute it to clients. To download the update to a folder of your choice, visit the following Microsoft Web site: When you search for Communications Server 2007, all the updates that are available for Communications Server 2007 are shown.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update package.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update package.

Update replacement information

This update package replaces the following update package:

Removal information

To remove this update package, use the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel.

Sometimes, when you try to uninstall the update package, you are prompted for the source CD. If this behavior occurs, insert the source CD, or provide the path where the source files can be found.

Registry information

To use one of the updates in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Update package installation information

To install this update package, install the OCS2007-KB956389-x86-Server.msp package on the following computers:

• Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Server
• Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition Server – Front End
• Office Communications Server 2007 Proxy Server
• Office Communications Server 2007 Director Server
• Office Communications Server 2007 Edge Server
• Office Communications Server 2007 Forwarding Proxy

File information

This update may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This update contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The English version of this update package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the update 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.

Note Because all our updates are cumulative, this update also includes all the previously released updates for Office Communications Server 2007.

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