The information below is a list of MS KB's that have been released against LCS 2003 since December 2005
Whilst the list is evidently not complete I would be grateful if you could please let me know those MSKB's along with other updates that I have missed
Arthur
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MS KB’s for Live Communication Server 2003
12/31/2005
911786
You cannot sign in to a server that is running Live Communication Server 2005 or Live Communication Server 2003 through a Cisco PIX firewall
12/10/2005
903927
A memory leak occurs when a computer that is running Live Communications Server connects to another Live Communications computer that has SYN attack protection enabled in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
9/24/2005
906598
You experience unexpected behavior when you install Live Communications Server 2003 on a domain controller
9/1/2005
898894
The Live Communications Server 2005 console unexpectedly quits when the administrator clicks the Users node under the "Live Communications Server 2003" node
5/4/2005
898152
When you try to prepare the Active Directory schema for the installation of Live Communications Server 2003 or Live Communications Server 2005, you receive an "Action failed with error code 0x80070035" error message
5/3/2005
898153
You receive a An HTTPS or TCP connection could not be made error message when you try to connect to an Office Live Communications Server 2003 Home Server or to an Office Live Communications Server 2005 pool by using Windows Messenger
4/30/2005
898518
Description of the number of contacts that you can configure in Microsoft Windows Messenger when you are connected to Live Communications Server 2003 or to Live Communications Server 2005
4/30/2005
898149
When you try to install Live Communications Server 2003, you receive the "Error 1920 Service RtcSrv (RtcSrv) failed to start" error message
3/18/2005
893067
The Rtcspl.exe process unexpectedly quits approximately one time every 28 days, and event IDs 13, 16426, and 16427 are logged in Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes a problem where the Rtcspl.exe process quits approximately one time every 28 days and is automatically restarted. After the Rtcspl.exe process is restarted 10 times, the Rtcsrv.exe process quits.
12/27/2004
885010
The "Available columns" list is empty in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in after you install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue that empties the "Available columns" list "in the "Add/Remove Columns" dialog box after you install Office Live Communications Server 2003. Resolution describes how to use the Ldp.exe utility to restore the list.
12/27/2004
890295
Windows NetMeeting unexpectedly quits after you accept a Whiteboard session in Windows Messenger 5.0 - Describes a problem that may occur if you accept a new Whiteboard session without first closing the previous Whiteboard session.
12/27/2004
889443
"Snap-in failed to initialize" error message when you click "Services and Applications" in Computer Management on a computer that is running Live Communications Server 2005 - Describes a problem that occurs after you remove both the Live Communications Server 2005 Administration Tools and the Live Communications Server 2003 Administration Tools.
12/27/2004
889937
Users cannot receive file transfers, audio, or video behind a NAT device in Windows Messenger 5.0 - Describes how one user cannot transfer data, audio, or video files to another user who is configured behind a NAT device in Windows Messenger 5.0. Provides links to additional information about Windows Messenger and Live Communications Server.
12/27/2004
889939
You receive a "There are no available home servers or you don't have credentials to view them" error message when you try to enable one or more users for Live Communications in Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue that occurs if the name of the Office Live Communications Server 2003 computer on the home server contains a nonstandard character.
12/27/2004
889938
Windows Sharepoint Services does not display the correct presence information of a Windows Messenger contact - Describes an issue that occurs if a contact has a SIP URI that is different from their SMTP e-mail address.
12/27/2004
884934
You no longer see some columns in Active Directory Users and Computers after you install Office Live Communication Server 2003 - Discusses a problem that occurs after you install Office Live Communication Server 2003. Explains how to use Ldp.exe or an .ldf file to restore the columns to the Active Directory Users and Computers view.
12/27/2004
883320
You may receive an "Error 1920. Service RtcSrv (RtcSrv) failed to start" error message when you try to install Live Communications Server 2003 - This article discusses a problem that may occur if the RTCHSDomainServices group that is used to start the Live Communications Server 2003 service (RtcSvr.exe) does not belong to the Administrators group.
9/16/2004
883319
You receive an "Error 27557" error message when you try to install Live Communications Server - Discusses a problem where you receive an "Error 27557" error message when you try to install Live Communications Server if authenticated users do not have the correct permissions on the installation folder.
9/16/2004
884402
The Available Columns list of the Add/Remove Columns dialog box is empty in Active Directory Users and Computers after you install Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue that occurs on Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers after you install Live Communications Server 2003.
9/10/2004
885342
A user cannot sign in to Live Communications Server after you configure their user account with the SIP URI of a deleted user account - Describes a problem that occurs when you try to re-use a deleted user's SIP URI.
9/2/2004
883561
Messages may not be archived when you install and enable archiving in Live Communications Server 2003 - Discusses an issue where messages may not be archived when you install and enable archiving in Live Communications Server 2003 if your computer is not a member of the Windows Authorization Access Group for a Windows Server 2003 domain.
7/29/2004
867652
WMI permissions for Live Communications Server 2003 - Lists the WMI permissions for Live Communications Server 2003.
7/24/2004
871023
Using the Windows Messenger 5.0 debug log to troubleshoot sign-in failures in Live Communications Server 2003 [Bug 23161] - Describes how to enable debug logging for Windows Messenger 5.0. Describes how to use Windows Messenger error codes to troubleshoot Live Communications Server 2003 sign-in problems.
7/17/2004
867651
You cannot add a TLS certificate to a computer that is running Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes a problem where you receive an error message when you try to add a TLS certificate to a computer that is running Office Live Communications Server 2003. Describes symptom details, the cause, and how to resolve this problem.
7/15/2004
875291
You must apply a security update for SQL Server as a post-installation step for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes the security update for SQL Server that you must apply as a post-installation step for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003.
6/29/2004
870570
Microsoft no longer supports the polling mode feature for Exchange Instant Messaging - Explains issues caused by the polling mode feature for Exchange Instant Messaging. Because of these issues, Microsoft no longer supports this feature. Live Communications Server 2003 is now available to handle instant messaging with NAT and firewalls.
6/8/2004
842260
The Ntds.dit file grows larger when you install Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes a problem where you install Live Communications Server 2003 and you notice that the Ntds.dit file grows larger for the applied permissions.
6/8/2004
842261
You receive error 27788 when you try to install Live Communications Server 2003- Discusses a problem where the LCS Setup program stops responding, and you receive error 27788.
6/8/2004
842259
Multi-party video and voice conferencing are not supported in Live Communications Server 2003 - Explains that Multi-party video conferencing or voice conferencing is not supported in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003.
5/26/2004
842296
How to automatically populate the sign-in name for first-time users of Windows Messenger 5.0 - This document discusses how to automatically populate the sign-in name for Windows Messenger 5.0 first time users.
5/26/2004
842258
Daylight-savings time adjustment may cause unexpected problems in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Discusses a problem where daylight-savings time adjustment causes unexpected problems in Live Communications Server.
5/11/2004
831420
You cannot activate users or move users between Live Communications Server home servers - Fixes the problem where you cannot activate users on the Live Communications tab of Active Directory Users and Computers or move the same users between Live Communications Server home servers.
4/23/2004
839507
"Message could not be delivered to all recipients" error message when you disable the routing.am script in Microsoft Live Communications Server - Describes a problem where you receive a "message could not be delivered to all recipients" error message if you use Windows Messenger when you are running Live Communications Server. This problem occurs if you disable the routing.am script.
4/15/2004
840415
How to install Office Live Communications Server 2003 in Windows Small Business Server 2003 - Describes how to configure Live Communications Server on a Windows Small Business Server 2003-based computer.
4/1/2004
839519
You receive an "Unhandled Exception" error when you deploy a program in Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes how to resolve a problem where you receive an error when you load a program in Office Live Communications Server 2003.
4/1/2004
839436
User communication is interrupted in Live Communications Server 2003 when daylight-saving time begins - Describes a problem where user presence information is prematurely expired when the clock is set one hour ahead for daylight-saving time.
3/23/2004
837383
Users may receive a "Signing in to the SIP Communications Service failed because your program is not configured to use the TLS Transport while in high-security mode" error message when they try to sign in to Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue where high-security mode may be enforced by Group Policy or configured in the registry of the client computer. High-security mode disables TCP communications with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server.
3/18/2004
833331
Updated scripting files available to migrate from Exchange 2000 Server Instant Messaging to Live Communications Server 2003 - Explains that there is an update to the scripting files that you use to migrate from Exchange 2000 Server Instant Messaging to Live Communications Server 2003. This article contains a link to download the updated scripting files.
3/17/2004
835973
After you install Windows Messenger 5.0, Windows stops responding, and the Csrss.exe process consumes 100 percent CPU usage - Resolves a problem where Windows performs sluggishly after Windows Messenger runs for about 14 days.
3/17/2004
835971
You cannot enter credentials to connect to an HTTP proxy server in Windows Messenger 5.0 - Provides a link to a new version of Windows Messenger 5.0 to resolve a problem where the "User ID" and "Password" boxes are unavailable in Windows Messenger.
2/26/2004
834471
A Live Communications Server user's presence information does not appear correctly in a Web Part - Explains how to resolve a problem when a user's presence information does not appear correctly on a Windows SharePoint Services site because the domain part of the user's SIP URI or e-mail address is in uppercase letters.
2/25/2004
836410
Office Live Communications Server stops listening on the TLS listening port - Describes an issue where TLS connections decline and no new TLS connections can be made when the Live Communications Server computer has its certificate renewed.
2/24/2004
834472
Certain users must make repeated attempts to sign in to Live Communications Server 2003 - Explains how to resolve a problem that occurs when a computer running Live Communications Server is running on a computer configured as a home server, and the computer has more than one network adapter.
2/21/2004
834470
"Signing in to SIP Communications Services failed" message when Windows Messenger users try to sign in to Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue that occurs if the name of the domain that is hosted by Live Communications Server differs from the SIP URI.
2/21/2004
834478
A "Your call cannot be completed as dialed" message appears in the Phone tool when you try to make a telephone call by using Windows Messenger - Describes an issue where Windows Messenger cannot dial a telephone number if there is no space after the country code of that telephone number.
2/13/2004
834473
The Server icon in the Live Communications Server tool is not updated correctly after the network connection to a computer that is running Live Communications Server 2003 becomes unavailable - Describes how to resolve a problem that occurs when you update the Live Communications Server tool window after a network failure. The User Services item and the Applications item do not appear.
2/11/2004
834476
Errors in the deployment guide and the reference guide for Live Communications Server 2003 - Lists known documentation errors that exist in the documents that are located in the Documentation folder of the Live Communications Server 2003 CD.
2/11/2004
835970
Windows Messenger users cannot sign in to Live Communications Server, and event ID 29 appears in the application log - Describes an issue that may occur after you remove permission inheritance from the domain container in Active Directory. Explains the correct permissions to assign to user containers in Active Directory for Live Communications Server.
2/11/2004
834474
An installed certificate does not appear in the "Select the certificate you want to use" list in Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes an issue that occurs if you do not install a certificate to the local computer certificate store. Also discusses the requirement for a computer certificate to enable TLS Mutual.
2/7/2004
834468
"Error 27650. Error '0x8000ffff'" error message appears when an administrator tries to install Live Communications Server 2003 - Discusses a problem where insufficient permissions to the computer object in Active Directory prevent an administrator who is not a member of the Domain Admins group from installing Live Communications Server 2003.
2/6/2004
834469
Cannot connect to Live Communications Server 2003 through a network address translation (NAT) device - Explains that you must configure a Transport Layer Security connection to connect to Live Communications Server 2003 through a network address translation (NAT) device.
2/6/2004
834479
You receive error messages when you run the Live Communications Server 2003 Setup program - Describes an issue where you receive unexpected or unknown errors that refer to database files or to the RTC Server database.
2/6/2004
834477
A Windows Messenger session invitation remains in a pending state - Discusses an issue where your Windows Messenger invitation is sent, but not received, and yet you do not receive an error message from Live Communications Server.
2/5/2004
834475
Event ID 47 warning events appear in the application log after you install Live Communications Server 2003 - Describes warning event messages that appear if the performance libraries of the MSSINDEX, MSSGTHRSVC, MSSGatherer, and MSSEARCH services are not registered correctly.
2/4/2004
834481
Audio or video only works in one direction in a real-time communication session - Discusses how an Intel network adapter driver prevents two-way audio or video RTC communications. Provides a link to an updated driver.
1/6/2004
830834
"Failed to commit modifications" error message when you run the Rtcsipen.wsf migration script for Instant Messaging - When you run the Rtcsipen.wsf migration script for Microsoft Instant Messaging that is included in Microsoft Office Live Communication Server 2003, you may receive the following error message: Failed to commit modifications to Active Directory for...
12/19/2003
830540
Cannot Configure a TLS Connection and a TLS Mutual Connection on a Home Server on the Same Port - When you try to configure a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection and a TLS Mutual connection, you may receive the following error message: The port you selected is already in use. Enter another port. This problem occurs when you try to configure...
12/19/2003
830536
Error Message When You Run the "Prep=Domainadd" Command: "Another Version of This Product Is Already Installed" - When you run the rtcsrv.msi prep=domainadd domainname= example command, where example is the NetBIOS name of the domain that you want to add, you may receive the following error message: Another version of this product is already installed....
12/19/2003
830228
"Live Communications Server Snap-in" Error Message When You Try to Disable the IM Archiving Agent - When you start the Live Communications Server utility, and then you try to manage the IM Archiving Agent component, you may experience one or both of the following symptoms: When you try to disable the IM Archiving Agent component, you receive the...
12/19/2003
830227
The Enable Users Wizard Stops Responding When You Make Live Communications Available to Many Users at the Same Time - When you use the Enable Users Wizard to make Live Communications available to users, the wizard may stop responding for several minutes before displaying the page where you click Finish .
12/19/2003
832209
The Live Communications Server service stops with the service-specific error 3228565511 - When you try to install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, Setup stops responding (hangs) when it tries to start the Live Communication Server service (Rtcsrv.exe). Additionally, the following event appears in the system log in Event...
12/19/2003
830550
SIP Communications Service Account Does Not Appear in Windows Messenger 5.0 After You Configure Fixed Port Assignments - After you configure fixed port assignments for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Communications Service in Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.0, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: The SIP Communications Service does not...
12/19/2003
830548
Multiple Windows Messenger Searches Are Unsuccessful When Live Communications Server Is Under a Heavy Load - On a heavily-loaded computer that is running Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you may experience all the following symptoms: Multiple Windows Messenger users receive error messages that indicate that the computer is busy or...
12/19/2003
830526
Your Windows Messenger Status Information Is Not Correct, and You Do Not Receive Instant Messages - When users view your presence information (the status of whether you are online and are available to communicate with) in Microsoft Windows Messenger, the information may be incorrect. For example, when your status should be displayed as Busy , other...
12/19/2003
830525
Live Communications Server Service Does Not Start When You Restart the Computer - When you restart your Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 computer, you may intermittently experience all the following symptoms: When you start the Live Communications Server utility, and then expand the Servers node, you receive the...
12/19/2003
830223
Error 27726 or Error 27649 When You Try to Install Live Communications Server 2003 - When you try to install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you receive one of the following error messages: Error 27726. Error '0x80070005' adding trusted server entry in Active Directory. Please make sure the account setup is running...
12/19/2003
830549
Default Values for Settings in the "User Services Global Settings Properties" Dialog Box - After you modify the settings in the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 User Services Global Settings Properties dialog box, you may want to restore their default values. This article describes the default values that are used in this...
12/19/2003
830547
Live Communications Server Does Not Start After You Disable an Application - After you disable an application in the Applications Properties dialog box of your Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 server, you experience both of the following symptoms: You receive the following error message when you try to start...
12/19/2003
830546
Types of Information That Are Recorded by the IM Archiving Service - This article describes the types of information that are recorded by the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 IM Archiving Service. When you view the IM Archiving Service message archive, you may notice that, in addition to the expected...
12/19/2003
830545
"Invalid Format" Message Appears in the Body of Messages That Are Logged by the IM Archiving Service in Live Communications Server 2003 - When you view messages in the IM Archiving Service message archive on a computer that is running Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you may notice that the bodies of those messages contain only the following information: The original...
12/19/2003
830542
Incorrect Contacts Appear in Windows Messenger After You Run a Server-Side Migration Script - After you run a server-side script, such as Rtcimpac.wsf, to assign contacts from another domain to your Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) clients, users may notice that incorrect (bogus) contacts are...
12/19/2003
830541
Live Communications Server Returns a "504 - Server Timeout" Result When You Send a Request by Using the OPTIONS Method - When you programmatically send a request to a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 server by using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) OPTIONS method, and you direct that request to a registered endpoint, the server returns a "504 -...
12/19/2003
830537
Windows Messenger Clients Cannot Sign In After You Change and Then Restore Live Communications Server Port Assignments - After you configure the port assignments for Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, and then you restore those port assignments to their original values,...
12/19/2003
830535
Live Communications Server Does Not Start After You Change the Computer Name - After you change the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a server that is running Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: When Microsoft Windows Messenger users try to connect to...
12/19/2003
830534
Event ID 12295 Is Logged Every Hour in the Application Log in Event Viewer - When you view the application log on a server that is running Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, the following event may be logged every hour: Event Source: Live Communications Ser Event Category (1001) Event ID: 12295 Date: date Time:...
12/19/2003
830533
"Error 1920.Service RTCLog (RTCLog) Failed to Start" Error Message When You Try to Install the IM Archiving Service - When you try to install the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 IM Archiving Service, you may receive the following error message during Setup: Error 1920.Service RTCLog (RTCLog) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges...
12/19/2003
830532
Users Do Not Appear in the Orphaned Users Container After You Remove a Live Communications Home Server - After you remove a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 home server from an Active Directory domain, the users who were hosted on that server may not appear in the Orphaned users container of another Live Communications Server computer.
12/19/2003
830531
Setup Does Not Immediately Notify You About Incorrect Credentials When You Use RUNAS to Install Live Communications Server - When you try to install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 in the following scenario: You start a command prompt (Cmd.exe) by using the runas command together with the /netonly parameter. In the runas command, you specify the credentials...
12/19/2003
830530
"RTC Server Snap-in Cannot Save Settings" Error Appears When You Configure a TLS or a TLS Mutual Connection - When you try to create a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 Transport Layer Security (TLS) or a TLS Mutual connection, you may receive the following error message when you click OK to save your changes: RTC Server Snap-in cannot save...
12/19/2003
830226
You Cannot Stop or Restart the Live Communications IM Archiving Service When You Are Logged On as an RTC Local Administrator - When you try to stop or start the IM Archiving Service in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you receive an error message that is similar to the following: Could not stop the Live Communications IM Archiving Service service on Local...
12/19/2003
830225
You Cannot Select a Home Server That Contains an Underscore in Its Name - When you try to make Live Communications available for a user, you cannot select a particular Microsoft Office Live Communications 2003 home server. The server that you want to select does not appear in the Home server list on the Live Communications...
12/19/2003
830224
"Error 27705" Message Appears When You Try to Remove the Live Communications IM Archiving Service - When you try to remove the Microsoft Office Live Communications 2003 IM Archiving Service component from a member server, you receive the following error message: Error 27705. Error '0xc00e0025' setting access permissions on IM Archiving Service...
12/19/2003
830277
Live Communications Server Support Tools Do Not Use the Language Settings That You Have Configured in Windows - The following Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 support tools do not use the regional settings or the language settings that you configure in Windows: Dbimpexp.exe Dbbackup.exe Dbreport.exe
12/19/2003
830222
"Error 27619: Error 0x80072030" Error Message When You Try to Install Live Communications Server 2003 - When you try to install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you receive the following error message: Error 27619: Error '0x80072030' adding the property page during 'CreateEnterpriseObjects' When you click OK , the installation is rolled...
12/19/2003
830539
"Sign-in Name, Username, or Password Is Incorrect, or the Authentication Service Is Not Compatible" Error Message When You Try to Sign In to Live Communications Server - After you configure Microsoft Windows Messenger to connect to a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) communications service account, and then you try to sign in to a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 server, you experience the following...
12/19/2003
830543
Live Communications Server Support Tools Use English After You Move Them - After you install Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, when you move certain tools from the default Microsoft LC\Support folder, the tools no longer run by using the language version of Live Communications Server that you installed....
11/13/2003
827481
"Operation Failed" Message Appears When You Try to Move Users from One Home Server to Another - When you use the Move Users Wizard to try to move users from one Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 home server to another, the operation is unsuccessful, and information that is similar to the following appears in the Move Users Wizard:...
10/31/2003
831499
Support WebCast: Deploying Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 - Session Summary Thursday, December 4, 2003: 10:00 AM Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 8 hours) This Support WebCast will discuss deploying Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003. The session will provide an introduction to requirements,...
10/24/2003
830935
How to Upgrade Live Communications Server 2003 Evaluation Edition to the Released Version - You can obtain Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, Standard Edition, version 1.0 from Microsoft by the following means: Retail Volume license MSDN Evaluation The Evaluation Edition is for evaluation purposes only. You must deploy it only...
10/24/2003
830544
You Cannot Add or Block New Contacts in Windows Messenger - When you use Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.0 to sign in to Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, you may experience one or both of the following symptoms: You cannot add additional contacts in Windows Messenger. You receive a message that...
10/23/2003
830524
You Are Prompted to Insert the Correct CD-ROM When You Try to Install the Live Communications Server Administration Tools - When you try to install the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 Administration Tools on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based or a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, you may be prompted to insert the Live Communications Server CD-ROM even...
10/23/2003
830527
Live Communications Server Unexpectedly Quits After You Remove SQL Server 2000 - After you remove Microsoft SQL Server 2000 from your computer, you may experience all the following behaviors: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 unexpectedly quits. When you try to start Live Communications Server, you receive the...
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