Update that improves the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections features is available for Windows 7

Update information

This update is installed when you install update 2830477 from Windows Update. This update is also available on the download page of update 2830477. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2830477 Update for RemoteApp and Desktop Connections features is available for Windows

Note It is strongly recommend that you unsubscribe from all workspaces before you uninstall this update. This prevents the following known issues.

Known issues

Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

Issue 1

Consider the following scenario:

• You install this update on a computer, and then you subscribe to a workspace.
• You uninstall the update from the computer.
• You try to unsubscribe from the workspace.

In this scenario, the operation fails, and the workspace remains registered.

This issue occurs because the Windows 7 cannot delete the registry keys that are created by this update.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type regedit.exe in Start Search box, and then press Enter to start Registry Editor.
2. Browse to the following location:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Workspaces\Feeds
3. Find the registry key in which the URL value matches the URL of the workspace feed that you want to remove.
4. Delete the registry keys that you find.

For example, you can delete the registry key by using the following command:

reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Workspaces\Feeds\{A6851E3B-B228-4EEA-A01E-8D3968CDA34F} 

Issue 2

Consider the following scenario:

• You install this update on a computer, and then you subscribe to a workspace.
• You uninstall the update from the computer.

In this scenario, you occasionally receive one of the following RunDLL error messages:This issue occurs because the update creates new scheduled tasks to keep your subscription up to date. The task runs a new function that no longer exists after the update is uninstalled.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click All Program, click Accessories, and then click Task Scheduler.
2. Open Task Scheduler Library under Task Scheduler (local), and then browse to the following location:
   Microsoft\Windows\RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Update\
3. Open the subfolder that represents your user name.
4. Delete the following tasks:
   • Update connections
   • Report update status
   Note To delete a task, right-click the task, and then click Delete.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2