Microsoft KB Archive/888807

= Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hotfix package: November 1, 2004 =

Article ID: 888807

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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SUMMARY
''Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hotfix package for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:''


 * The issue that the hotfix package fixes
 * The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart your 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 to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
 * The files that the hotfix package contains



INTRODUCTION
This article describes the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 issue that is fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server hotfix package that is dated November 1, 2004.

The issue that the hotfix package fixes
This hotfix package fixes the following issue:  

888809 You receive an &quot;An error has occurred on the server&quot; error message when you click Alert Me to add an alert in a child portal site of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server farm that uses shared services





Service pack information
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889380 How to obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you install this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information
You must create or modify a registry key to use the one of the hotfixes that this package contains. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888809 You receive an &quot;An error has occurred on the server&quot; error message when you click Alert Me to add an alert in a child portal site of a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server farm that uses shared services

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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 information
  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  01-Nov-2004  21:40  6.0.2800.1168  2,801,664  Sps2003-kb888807-server-gbl.exe

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
  Date         Time   Size       File name -  01-Nov-2004  18:20  5,999,104  Sso.portal.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version          Size    File name 30-Oct-2004 02:32  11.0.5716.34  4,610,808  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll 30-Oct-2004 01:01  11.0.5716.34     13,312  Putildm.dll 30-Oct-2004 01:01  11.0.5716.34      8,192  Spsutil.dll 30-Oct-2004 01:02  11.0.5716.34     59,392  Ssocli.dll 30-Oct-2004 02:32  11.0.5716.34     56,080  Ssoom.dll 30-Oct-2004 02:33  11.0.5716.34    340,168  Ssosrv.exe

Additional notes:
 * For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

