Description of the update for Communicator 2005: February 10, 2006 (903928)

SUMMARY

This article describes the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 issues that are fixed in the update for Communicator 2005 that is dated February 10, 2006.

Issues that are fixed in the update package

This update package fixes the following issues:

905158 Your telephone calls are not forwarded after you sign in to Communicator 2005
905159 Some of the audio control buttons are missing when you resize the Conversation dialog box to its minimum size in Communicator 2005
905160 A contact cannot be found in Communicator 2005
909087 A short delay is experienced before music or a voice message is heard in Communicator 2005
911976 The status indicator may incorrectly display the Away status for your presence status in Communicator 2005
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
913282 Communicator 2005 may quit unexpectedly when it tries to retrieve the free/busy information from an Outlook calendar

MORE INFORMATION

Update information

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

Download the update for Communicator 2005: February 10, 2006 package now. Release Date: February 10, 2006

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

You must have one of the following installed to install this update:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (SP4) For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003, 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

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you install this update.

Update replacement information

This update is not replaced by any later update.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use the update that is contained in this package.

Update file information

This update contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This update may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this update 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 tool in Control Panel.

   Date          Time    Version       Size        File name
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   11-Nov-2005   03:51   1.0.559.121   3,987,040   Communicator.exe

When you install the update, make sure that the REINSTALL=ALL and REINSTALLMODE=vomus switches are set as in the following example: "Msiexec /P Communicator.msp REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus." This procedure will guarantee that the update is correctly installed across all supported operating systems.