This article describes the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 issues that are fixed in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package that is dated March 21, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the 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.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

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

• You configure Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to crawl a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 public folder. If the subject of an item contains a period (.) or a number sign (#), you receive the following error message:
  Content for this URL is excluded by the server because a no-index attribute.
• On the Advanced Search page, you search a word that contains a brace ({ or }). When you do this, you receive the following error message:
  An unexpected error has occurred.
• Consider the following scenario. You create a content deployment path to deploy content from one site collection into another site collection. You create an incremental deployment job for the content deployment path. You update some content on the source site collection and then run the incremental deployment job.
  
  In this scenario, a primary key constraint violation occurs.
• You create an article that is based on the custom content type. Then, you perform a crawl on the article. When you do this, the article is crawled successfully. However, when you change the article and then perform an incremental crawl, the article is removed from the index.
• You apply hotfix 948945. Then, on the search page, you enter and search for a string that contains multiple misspelled words. When you do this, an exception is thrown intermittently.
  
  For more information about hotfix 948945, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  948945  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=948945/ ) Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package: February 21, 2008

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the 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.

File information

This hotfix package may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix package contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

32-bit hotfix package

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.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

64-bit hotfix package

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.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: