Description of Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 (887624)

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Service pack details

List of issues that the service pack fixes

Windows SharePoint Services SP2 fixes the issues that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Security bulletin that is associated with the service pack

Windows SharePoint Services SP2 addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Security Bulletin:

Earlier released updates that the service pack includes

Windows SharePoint Services SP2 includes the previously released updates that are described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Known issues

Known issues during the installation of the service pack

• When you try to install Windows SharePoint Services SP2 on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems, you receive an error message. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  906896 You receive a "Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 cannot be installed because this server is not running a Microsoft Windows 2003 or later operating system" error message when you try to install Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2

• In a Web farm deployment of Windows SharePoint Services, you must upgrade all the Web servers in the Web farm. For more information about this issue, 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

Known issues after the installation of the service pack

If you are using Windows Server 2003, and if you do not have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 installed, installing Windows SharePoint Services SP2 does not create an entry for Windows SharePoint Services SP2 in the Add or Remove Programs window in Control Panel. If you have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 installed, installing Windows SharePoint Services SP2 creates an entry for Windows SharePoint Services SP2 in the Add or Remove Programs window in Control Panel. However, the entry for Windows SharePoint Services SP2 is visible only if the Show updates check box in the Add or Remove Programs window is selected.

Installation details

How to obtain and install the service pack

Windows SharePoint Services SP2 is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this service pack and to view installation instructions and deployment strategies, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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.

File name	Version
Admsoap.dll	11.0.6550.0
Dw20.exe	11.0.6560.0
Dwdcw20.dll	11.0.5904.0
Dwintl20.dll	11.0.5510.0
Dwtrig20.exe	11.0.5904.0
Fpencode.dll	2003.1100.5510.0
Htinterf.dll	11.0.6550.0
Mdsp.dll	11.0.6550.0
Mdspodb.dll	11.0.6550.0
Mdspsppt.dll	11.0.6550.0
Mdspsts.dll	11.0.6565.0
Mdspxmlu.dll	11.0.6467.0
Onetutil.dll	11.0.6568.0
Owssvr.dll	11.0.6568.0
Owstimer.exe	11.0.6554.0
Sqmcfg.dll	11.0.6550.0
Sqmcfgup.dll	11.0.6550.0
Sqmsto.dll	11.0.6554.0
Sqmstoup.dll	11.0.6554.0
Stsadm.exe	11.0.6551.0
Stsap.dll	11.0.6550.0
Stsapa.dll	11.0.6566.0
Stscfg.exe	11.0.6550.0
Stslib.dll	11.0.6563.0
Stsmmc.dll	11.0.6550.0
Stsom.dll	11.0.6568.0
Stsomdr.dll	11.0.6554.0
Stsomsec.dll	11.0.6550.0
Stssoap.dll	11.0.6551.0
Stswel.dll	11.0.6568.0

You do not have to install this service pack if you have a later version of the files that are listed in the table.

Additionally, the following files are installed when you install Windows SharePoint Services SP2.

Aclinv.asx	Imadisco.asx	Sitequot.asx
Aclver.asx	Imawsdl.asx	Siteusrs.asx
Addgrp1.asx	Imglib.js	Sitwsdl.asx
Addgrp2.asx	Layotweb.cfg	Spcf.asx
Advsetng.asx	Lisdisco.asx	Spdisco.asx
Aer_1033.adm	Liswsdl.asx	Store.sql
Avreport.asx	Logusage.asx	Storeup.sql
Bpcf.asx	Lstsetng.asx	Storman.asx
Cfgadmvs.asx	Meedisco.asx	Sts.xml
Checkin.asx	Meewsdl.asx	Subchoos.asx
Configdb.asx	Mngqtmpl.asx	Subdisco.asx
Configdb.sql	Mtgredir.asx	Subedit.asx
Configup.sql	New.asx	Subnew.asx
Creatsit.asx	Newdwp.asx	Subwsdl.asx
Cvtp.js	Newgrp.asx	Themeweb.asx
Delstcfg.asx	Ows.css	Tmptpick.asx
Dladvopt.asx	Ows.js	Treehelp.txt
Docicon.xml	Perdisco.asx	Usedisco.asx
Dspset.asx	Perwsdl.asx	Useredit.asx
Dspsts.amx	Portal.asx	Usewsdl.asx
Dspstsdi.asx	Qstedit.asx	Verdisco.asx
Dspstsws.asx	Qstnew.asx	Verwsdl.asx
Dwsdisco.asx	Report.asx	Viedisco.asx
Dwswsdl.asx	Reporthm.asx	Viewedit.asx
Editgrp.asx	Reqacc.asx	Viewnew.asx
Editprms.asx	Rgnlstng.asx	Viewsdl.asx
Extendvs.asx	Schema.xml	Vsgenset.asx
Extwebfm.asx	Scprefix.asx	Vssettng.asx
Fldedit.asx	Sdadisco.asx	Vwstyles.xml
Fldnew.asx	Sdawsdl.asx	Webdisco.asx
Fordisco.asx	Setanon.asx	Webwsdl.asx
Formedt.asx	Setrqacc.asx	Wppdisco.asx
Forwsdl.asx	Setup.htm	Wppwsdl.asx
Fpext.msg	Shropt.asx	Wsapsubc.htm
Grpsel.asx	Sitdisco.asx	Wsdisco.asx
Htadmin.asx	Sitedata.amx	Wswsdl.asx
Htmledit.asx

Information for administrators about .msp files

The administrative service pack 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:

Additional installation notes

The following shared functionality features that are introduced in Windows SharePoint Services SP2 should not be used until Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is released and installed on the computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services SP2:

• Support for running on 64-bit systems in 32-bit emulation mode
• Support for reverse proxy
• Support for IP-bound virtual servers
• Support for off-box SSL termination
• Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Note If you perform Windows SharePoint Services-only deployments, you can take advantage of the new functionality without waiting for the release of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP2.