This article describes the Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 issue that is fixed in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package that is dated January 27, 2009.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
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 the problem described in this article. 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
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 Service Pack 1 installed.
For more information,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released
hotfix.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in
this package, you do not have to make any changes to the
registry.
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 issue that is listed in this article.
The
global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer
package to install the hotfix 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.
x86 Download information
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File name
File version
File
size
Date
Time
Platform
Wss-kb963023-fullfile-x86-glb.exe
12.0.6336.5002
23,420,072
09-Feb-2009
10:28
x86
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
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File name
File version
File
size
Date
Time
Platform
Sts.msp
Not
Applicable
23,653,888
21-Jan-2009
12:31
Not
Applicable
After the hotfix is installed, the global 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 global version of
this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes,
that are listed in the following table.