Microsoft KB Archive/942897

= Description of the Communicator 2005 hotfix package: October 19, 2007 =

Article ID: 942897

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Communicator 2005

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SUMMARY
This article describes the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated October 19, 2007.

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



Issues that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issues:  

943223 Communicator 2005 client computers may send many DNS queries for the name of the Live Communications Server 2005 pool

 

943528 Communicator 2005 crashes during a file-transfer operation between two Communicator 2005 client computers



This hotfix package also fixes the following issues:  

937104 Error message when you send two messages in Communicator 2005: &quot;The following message could not be delivered to all recipients&quot;

 

937105 Error message when you send an instant message to a contact in Communicator 2005: &quot;The following message could not be delivered to all recipients, possibly because one or more persons are offline&quot;

 

938023 You cannot automatically sign in to Communicator 2005 on a Windows Vista-based computer when the &quot;Automatically open the main window when Communicator starts&quot; check box is not selected in Communicator 2005

 

937584 Outlook or Word incorrectly displays the presence status of a Communicator 2005 contact

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936351 The conversation history is cluttered and is difficult to read in Communicator 2005 when Communicator 2007 is used to initiate a conversation and when Multiparty IM is used

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934581 You see a black screen or a still video image after a video works briefly in Communicator 2005

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935868 Information for users is incorrectly displayed in Office Communicator 2005

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936352 A Communicator 2007 user cannot add a video to an audio call that is between a Communicator 2007 client and a Communicator 2005 client

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932548 A custom help option that uses a fully qualified domain name does not work in Communicator 2005

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932550 An access violation error may occur when you try to exit Communicator 2005

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923829 Error message when you try to use Communicator 2005 to log on to Live Communications Server 2005: &quot;Signing in to SIP failed&quot;

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925710 Communicator 2005 does not start on a Windows 2000-based computer

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923636 Communicator 2005 contact list may incorrectly list a contact as &quot;Status unknown&quot;

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905158 Your telephone calls are not forwarded after you sign in to Communicator 2005

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905159 Some of the audio control buttons are missing when you resize the Conversation dialog box to its minimum size in Communicator 2005

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905160 A contact cannot be found in Communicator 2005

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909087 A short delay is experienced before music or a voice message is heard in Communicator 2005

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910790 Advanced VoIP calling features are unavailable in Office Communicator 2005

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911976 The status indicator may incorrectly display the Away status for your presence status in Communicator 2005

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913282 Communicator 2005 may quit unexpectedly when it tries to retrieve the free/busy information from an Outlook calendar

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913283 You can use a copy-and-paste operation to transfer the contents of a file when a policy that disables file transfers is applied to a computer that is running Communicator 2005

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915585 Internet Explorer unexpectedly closes when you refresh a Web page

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920917 A telephone number may contain a clock icon instead of the number zero in Communicator 2005

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921113 Error message when you try to shut down Windows: &quot;End Program-WMS Idle&quot;

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922479 You experience poor video quality in Communicator 2005 running through a multipoint control unit

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922505 Communicator 2005 responds to invitations to conversations with a &quot;Busy&quot; reply

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922544 Communicator 2005 stops responding during a video conversation with Communicator 2007

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915571 You cannot use Communicator 2005 to participate in a video conversation with Communicator 2007

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925399 The font in Communicator 2005 dialog boxes is very large if you install the Multilingual User Interface Pack for Communicator 2005

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Hotfix information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Communicator.msp package now.

Release Date: October 19, 2007

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites
One of the following operating systems must be installed on the computer before you apply this hotfix: <ul> <li>Windows Vista</li> <li>Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows XP Home Edition SP2

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

</li> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (SP4)

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

</li> <li>Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

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

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix package replaces hotfix package 937124.

Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you must either create a registry key or modify a registry key.

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.

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

When you apply the hotfix, make sure that the REINSTALL=ALL switch and the REINSTALLMODE=vomus switch are set according to the following example:

Msiexec /P Communicator.msp REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus

This procedure helps make sure that the hotfix is applied correctly across all supported operating systems.

Additional notes <ul> <li>For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.</li> <li>For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: kbhotfixrollup kbqfe kbexpertisebeginner kbfix KB942897

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