Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Wssmui.msp): August 26, 2008

• 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.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

List of issues fixed

This hotfix fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you try to perform a gradual upgrade from an earlier version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to SharePoint Server 2007, the upgrade fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  
  Groupname contains invalid characters.
  
  
• On the Traditional Chinese version of the Alert Me page, the Someone else changes a document option is displayed two times in the Send Alerts for These Changes section.
  
• Consider the following scenario. You visit the following Web page to create a basic page:
  http://externalurl.domain.com/_layouts/bpcf.aspx
  After you type a name for the page and then click Create, the page is created. Then, a Web Page Dialog box opens. However, the dialog box stops responding. Additionally, the dialog box tries to load the following incorrect page:
  http://externalurl.domain.com:8080/_layouts/htmledit.aspx
  
  
• Internet Explorer displays Hebrew pages slower than the Mozilla Firefox browser. Internet Explorer takes about 9 seconds to load any Hebrew page.
  

Hotfix information

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 this specific problem. 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

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix package does not replace any other hotfix packages.

Registry information

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 issues that are listed in this article.

32-bit hotfix package

The English version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. 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.
Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file information
Wssmui-en-us.msp file information
64-bit hotfix package

The English version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. 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.
Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file information
Wssmui-en-us.msp file information
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