Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 16, 2004 (867811)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

  • Issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • 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

Article contents

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services issues that are fixed in the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated September 16, 2004.

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Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

  • You receive a "List does not exist" error message

    When you try to open a Web page from a subsite in Windows SharePoint Services, you receive the following error message:
    Error

    List does not exist

    The page you selected contains a list that does not exist. It may have been deleted by another user. Click "Home" at the top of the page to return to your Web site.
    This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
    • The subsite contains a custom list.
    • The custom list was created in another subsite in Windows SharePoint Services.

  • "System.OutOfMemoryException" exception in the W3wp.exe process in Windows SharePoint Services

    When you try to open a Web page in Windows SharePoint Services, you receive the following error message:
    Unable to connect
    If you click Refresh on the View menu in Microsoft Internet Explorer after the Worker process (W3wp.exe) in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) recycles, the Web page is displayed as expected.

    An error that is similar to the following is logged in the application event log :
    Event Type: Error
    Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
    Event Category: None
    Event ID: 1000
    Description:
    Faulting application w3wp.exe, version 6.0.3790.0, stamp 3e8000e6, faulting module owssvr.dll, version 11.0.5530.0, stamp 3f28c94c, debug? 0, fault address 0x0017354a.

    This problem occurs because a null pointer reference causes the Worker process (W3wp.exe) to stop (crash).

  • Worker process recycles when you change a recurring meeting request in Windows SharePoint Services

    When you change the date or time of a recurring meeting request, and then you click Send Update, an error that is similar to the following is logged in the application event log:
    Event Type: Error
    Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
    Event Category: None
    Event ID: 1000
    Description:
    Faulting application w3wp.exe, version 6.0.3790.0, stamp 3e8000e6, faulting module onetutil.dll, version 11.0.5530.0, stamp 3f295664, debug? 0, fault address 0x000a8021. The problem occurs because of a null pointer reference that causes the Worker process (W3wp.exe) to stop (crash).

  • Deadlock condition may occur when you call SPFileCollection.Delete and SPListItem.Update at the same time in Windows SharePoint Services

    When you call the SPFileCollection.Delete method and the SPListItem.Update method at the same time in Windows SharePoint Services, a deadlock condition may occur in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

    This problem may occur when you use threads and do not serialize the calls to each method.

    Note You may experience slow performance in Windows SharePoint Services when the deadlock condition occurs in SQL Server 2000.

  • "The page cannot be found" error message if the path of the document is more than 128 characters in Windows SharePoint Services

    When you try to open an old version of a document in a document library in Windows SharePoint Services, you receive the following error message:
    The page cannot be found

    The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
    The problem occurs when the path of the document is more than 128 characters long. For example, consider the following scenario:
    1. You create a folder in a document library. The folder name is 70 characters long.
    2. Within this folder, you create another folder. This new folder also has a name that is 70 characters long. The total length of the path is now more than 140 characters.
    3. You upload a document in to the newly created folder.
    4. You make a revision to the document
    5. When you try to retrieve the previous version in the document history, you receive the error message.
    Note After you apply this hotfix, the maximum character length supported is increased to 256 characters.

  • Incorrect error codes are returned from SPFileCollection.Delete and SPFileCollection.Update in Windows SharePoint Services

    When your Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services application calls either the SPFileCollection.Delete method or the SPFileCollection.Update method, incorrect result codes may be returned. Therefore, you cannot write code that reacts correctly to the result code that is returned in Windows SharePoint Services.
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MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2.

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

906795 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows SharePoint Services

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows SharePoint Services service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:
  • This hotfix is a post-Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1 (SP1) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Windows SharePoint Services SP1 installed. For more information about Windows SharePoint Services SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    841876 Description of Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1


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Restart information

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

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Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

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Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.
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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues 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.

The following is the download information.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   30-Aug-2004  22:46  5.0.2919.6304   3,305,504  Office2003-kb867811-glb.exe

The following is the Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   27-Aug-2004  20:05                  3,200,000  Stsff.msp
   26-Aug-2004  22:11                    421,376  Stsop.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
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   18-Aug-2004  06:10  11.0.6400.0     1,410,248  Onetutil.dll     
   18-Aug-2004  05:56  11.0.6400.0     2,218,688  Owssvr.dll
   13-Aug-2004  06:03                  1,111,049  Store.sql
   13-Aug-2004  06:03                  1,077,217  Storeup.sql
   18-Aug-2004  06:17  11.0.6400.0       137,920  Stsadm.exe       
   18-Aug-2004  06:15  11.0.6400.0        92,912  Stslib.dll
   18-Aug-2004  06:25  11.0.6400.0     1,501,920  Stsom.dll        
   18-Aug-2004  06:17  11.0.6400.0     1,051,328  Stswel.dll

Additional notes:
  • For additional information about installing this hotfix, see the STS_Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
  • For additional information about the differences between the two .msp files, see the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To see this topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/updates/patch_o2k3.htm

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REFERENCES

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, 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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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/7/2006
Keywords:kbWSSSP2fix kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbfix kbHotfixRollup KB867811 kbAudITPRO kbAudDeveloper
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