Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: August 14, 2006 (923854)

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services issue that is fixed in the hotfix package that is dated August 14, 2006.

Issue that the hotfix package fixes

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

A user receives an "Access denied" error message when the user tries to access a Data View Web Part even though anonymous access is enabled in Windows SharePoint Services

Consider the following scenario. You configure the virtual server that hosts Windows SharePoint Services to use Basic authentication and anonymous access. You add a Data View Web Part to a Web Part page in a site. The Data View Web Part shows content from a document library in which anonymous access is enabled. A user connects to the site and then tries to access the Data View Web Part. However, the user is prompted to enter his or her user name and password. After the user enters his or her user name and password, the user receive the following error message:

Access denied.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true, in the order in which they are presented:

The user connects to a different Windows SharePoint Services site. Then, the user accesses a document library in which anonymous access is not enabled.
The user connects to the site that contains the Data View Web Part. Then, the user tries to access the Data View Web Part.

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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 Microsoft 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.

Prerequisites

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:

The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 or Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1. However, we have tested this hotfix more extensively on Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 than on Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend it.

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Hotfix 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 hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and 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.Download information

File name	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Wss2003-kb923854-glb.exe	3,597,120	14-Aug-2006	20:40	x86

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information

File name	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Sts.msp	3,895,296	14-Aug-2006	20:39	Not applicable

After the hotfix package is installed, the global version of this hotfix package has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

File name	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Microsoft.Sharepoint.Dsp.SoapPt.dll	80,632	20-Jan-2006	23:50	x86
Microsoft.Sharepoint.Dsp.XmlUrl.dll	80,632	29-Jan-2005	00:06	x86
Onetutil.dll	1,411,856	12-Aug-2006	18:39	x86
Owssvr.dll	2,243,344	12-Aug-2006	18:42	Not applicable
Owstimer.exe	26,384	26-May-2006	15:18	Not applicable
Sqmsto.dll	2,304,712	26-May-2006	15:05	x86
Sqmstoup.dll	2,243,272	26-May-2006	15:05	x86
Store.sql	1,167,517	24-May-2006	05:45	Not applicable
Storeup.sql	1,134,024	24-May-2006	05:46	Not applicable
Stsadm.exe	154,384	26-May-2006	15:18	x86
Stsap.dll	244,480	23-Oct-2005	00:36	x86
Stslib.dll	97,080	26-May-2006	15:18	Not applicable
Stsom.dll	1,481,512	12-Aug-2006	18:42	x86
Stssoap.dll	199,368	03-Feb-2006	16:21	x86
Stswel.dll	1,063,696	12-Aug-2006	18:42	x86

Additional notes

For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.

For more information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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