Microsoft KB Archive/923643

= Description of Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 3 =

Article ID: 923643

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 3

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. This article includes information about how to obtain the service pack and about how to obtain a list of issues that the service pack fixes. Additionally, this article includes information about the issues that you may experience when you install the service pack and about how to determine whether the service pack is installed.



INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 3 (SP3) contains stability improvements and performance improvements. Some fixes that are included with Windows SharePoint Services SP3 were previously released in separate updates. Windows SharePoint Services SP3 combines the previously released fixes into one update.



List of issues that the service pack fixes
Windows SharePoint Services SP3 fixes the issues that are described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 938793. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

938793 Issues that are fixed in Windows SharePoint Services by Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 3

Security bulletins that are associated with this service pack
This service pack does not include any security bulletins.

Earlier released updates that this service pack includes
Windows SharePoint Services SP3 includes the previously released updates that are described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 841876 and in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 887624. For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

841876 Description of Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1

887624 Description of Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2

Known issues during the installation of the service pack
This service pack does not include any known issues during installation of the service pack.

Known issues that may occur after the service pack is installed

 * You receive an error message when you connect to a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Web site after you install a Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 service pack.
 * You may be unable to open the &quot;Edit in Datasheet&quot; view in some document libraries after you install Windows SharePoint Services SP3. Test for this issue before you implement Windows SharePoint Services SP3.

For more information about the known issues that may occur after the service pack is installed, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

841216 &quot;0x80040E14&quot; or &quot;HTTP 500&quot; error message when you connect to your Windows SharePoint Services Web site after you install a Windows SharePoint Services service pack or a security update

How to obtain and install the service pack
Windows SharePoint Services SP3 is available from the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack, and to view installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2BBFC89B-EB59-49FF-B58F-684693CB25A7

For more information about how to install the service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

875358 You must update all the Web servers that are running Windows SharePoint Services in a Web farm

Note If you have applied, or will apply, Windows SharePoint Services SP3 on a site that uses the English language (1033), you must also install Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack Service Pack 3 for full functionality of the product. Therefore, download both of the following for your use:
 * Windows SharePoint Services SP3
 * Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack SP3

For more information, and to obtain Windows SharePoint Services Language Template Pack SP3, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=805DA520-1246-4CE1-88D7-5245E21548ED&displaylang=en

How to determine whether the service pack is installed
The service pack contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table.

You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table. For more information about how to determine whether the service pack installed, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

875358 You must update all the Web servers that are running Windows SharePoint Services in a Web farm

Additionally, the following files are installed when you install Windows SharePoint Services SP3.

Information for administrators about .msp files
Windows SharePoint Services SP3 consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file). The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this service pack:

Wsssp3.msp

Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators
If you update your administrative installation point, and then you recache and reinstall Windows SharePoint Services on client computers, run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property.

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