Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 30, 2004 (885263)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. 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

SUMMARY

This article describes the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 issues that are fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 hotfix package that is dated September 30, 2004.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

The following issue is fixed in this hotfix package.

  • 875515 External content is not returned in the search results in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

The following issues are also fixed in this hotfix package. They were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article.
  • Some search schedules are not displayed on the Manage Search Schedules page in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

    Some of the search schedules that you created are not displayed on the Manage Search Schedules page. This issue occurs if more than 50 search schedules exist. The Manage Search Schedules page in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 displays a maximum of 50 search schedules. If more than 50 search schedules are created, only the first 50 search schedules appear on the Manage Search Schedules page.
  • You cannot create a portal site if UDP port 1434 is blocked

    You configure a firewall between the computer that is running SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and the computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on your network. The firewall blocks UDP port 1434. You use Client Network Utility to configure an alias to communicate with the computer that is running SQL Server 2000, and then you configure SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to use the alias.

    When you try to create a portal site, the portal site is not created successfully. The SPS_SiteCreation_PortalSiteName.log file contains error messages that are similar to the following:
    Portal creation job exception. (status=PortalAdminJobStatusFailed)
    System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

MORE INFORMATION

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, 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 SharePoint Portal Server 2003 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

To install the hotfix, you must have SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. For additional information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

841883 Description of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 1

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

You must create or modify a registry key to use 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:

875515 External content is not returned in the search results in SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of 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
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21-Sep-2004  19:57  6.0.2800.1168   3,866,112  Sps2003-kb885263-server-gbl.exe

The following is the Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information.
Date         Time   Size       File name
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20-Sep-2004  21:01  4,181,504  Spsv2hot1-gbl.msp

After you install the hotfix, the global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. 
Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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20-Sep-2004  20:48  11.0.6715.11      525,000  Mssph.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:49  11.0.6715.11    2,272,456  Mssrch.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:50  11.0.6715.11      121,552  Nlhtml.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:50  11.0.6715.11       13,512  Pkmnpw.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:51  11.0.6715.11    4,619,000  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll       
20-Sep-2004  20:52                    285,798  Profile.sql
20-Sep-2004  20:53                    219,558  Profilup.sql
20-Sep-2004  20:54  11.0.6715.11       13,312  Putildm.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:54  11.0.6715.11      133,840  Resmgru.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:55  11.0.6715.11        8,192  Spsutil.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:56  11.0.6715.11       59,392  Ssocli.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:57  11.0.6715.11       56,080  Ssoom.dll
20-Sep-2004  20:58  11.0.6715.11      340,168  Ssosrv.ex
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Additional note

  • For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that the package contains.

REFERENCES

For additional 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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/27/2006
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