Communicator 2005: Description of the Communicator 2005 hotfix rollup package: December 19, 2008

SUPPORT SOLUTION:
This article
describes the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 issues that are fixed in the
Office Communicator 2005 update that is dated December 19,
2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix rollup package:The issues that the hotfix rollup package
fixes.The prerequisites for installing the hotfix rollup
package.Whether you must restart the computer after you install
the hotfix rollup package.Whether the hotfix rollup package is replaced by any
other hotfix rollup package.Whether you must make any registry changes. The files that the hotfix rollup package contains.
.Issues that the hotfix rollup package fixes

960244 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960244/
)
After you install Live Meeting 2007 console or Live Meeting 2007 add-in, two new menu options that do not work are added to Office Communicator 2005 Action menu

960255 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960255/
)
After you upgrade Live Meeting Service Conference center to Live Meeting 2007, you can no longer use the Meet Now button in Office Communicator 2005

960252 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960252/
)
Office Communicator 2005 crashes when you try to accept an inbound phone call

.Hotfix information

The
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:Collapse this imageExpand this imageDownload
the Communicator.msp package
now.
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A8C26743-5A77-4947-AAD4-6A6B8EF84F9C)
Release Date:
December 19, 2008 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 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/
)
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Prerequisites
3,

You must apply hotfix 950614 on the Live Communications Server 2005 before you apply this hotfix.Restart information
3,
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this
hotfix.Hotfix replacement information
3,
This hotfix package replaces hotfix package 945573.Registry information
3,
You
do not have to create any registry keys or modify any registry keys to use any
hotfixes that this package contains.File information
3,
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 English version of this hotfix rollup package 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.Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameFile versionFile
sizeDateTimePlatformCommunicator.exe1.0.559.2323,898,70403-Nov-200818:01×86Dw20.exe11.0.8160.0637,27203-Nov-200818:01×86Dwdcw20.dll11.0.8160.043,36003-Nov-200818:01×86Dwtrig20.exe11.0.8160.039,26403-Nov-200818:01×86Gdiplus.dll5.1.3102.55811,731,40003-Nov-200818:01×86Lcapi.dll1.0.559.2321,368,39203-Nov-200818:01×86Lcimsp.dll1.0.559.232224,07203-Nov-200818:01×86Lcmedia.dll1.0.559.2322,456,39203-Nov-200818:01×86Lcmsgsc.dll1.0.559.232115,01603-Nov-200818:01×86

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft
software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/
)

Description of the standard
terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

There is an update to the
authentication protocol that Live Communications Server 2005 and its
clients (Office Communicator 2005) use. This update requires a signature in
all messages. This requirement includes the first message that carries the challenge
response. The version number of the protocol that is advertised in the
challenge response is now version 2. Challenge responses that use
version 2 of the protocol must contain a signature. The signature is a digest
of the identifying headers in the message that is calculated by using the
session key. Additionally, to make sure that all other clients work effectively
with this update, the following hotfixes must be installed on the servers:
950614 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950614/
)
Description of the update for Live
Communications Server 2005 Service Pack 1: September 2008

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