Any references to Community Connect 3 in this document apply equally to RM Smart-Tools 3.

Microsoft has released significant security updates for Microsoft Windows.  HFXCC3142 contains these updates in a format easily applied to Community Connect 3 networks.

We recommend that you apply this Security Update without delay.

Important:  Service Release 4 or above must be installed before installing HFXCC3142.

Before installing any software update, please refer to TEC90813 and DWN59018 in the Other Useful Articles section below. These articles detail RM's recommendations regarding software update installation and support.

At the time of writing there are no known issues related to HFXCC3142.

• HFXCC3142 should be installed on Community Connect 3 networks with Service Release 4 (SR4) or above.
• This Security Update should be installed on to all Community Connect 3 servers.

Note:  All servers will need to be restarted in order to install this Security Update completely. You should therefore plan to install the Security Update out-of-hours to minimise disruption to your network.

HFXCC3142 contains the following Microsoft security updates:

1.      MS05-053: Vulnerabilities in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Code Execution (896424).

More information on the issues resolved by this update is available from Microsoft's website (http://www.microsoft.com).

Note: The update provided in HFXCC3142 supersedes several previously-released Microsoft security updates; as such, the following Community Connect 3 workstation packages will be removed from networks (if they are present) during this Security Update's installation:

�        HFXCC3043

�        ListBox and ComboBox Control Hotfix KB824141 (client)

�        ListBox ComboBox Control Hotfix KB824141 (client)

�        Windows XP SP1 Security Update KB891711

If you are running a Community Connect 3 network, you should apply this Security Update without delay.

Service Release 4 (SR4) must already be installed on the network before installing this Security Update. 

HFXCC3142 should be applied to all Community Connect 3 servers including all domain controllers and all Member Servers (such as DAMMS and MIS servers, or servers running Microsoft Exchange).  It does not need to be applied to Community Connect 3 workstations directly but all servers and workstations will need to be restarted for the Microsoft security updates to be applied fully.

1.      Click the HFXCC3142.exe file link to download the Security Update.

2.      Choose to Save the file, browse to the temporary location you wish to save it to (for example D:\temp) and click Save.

3.      When it has downloaded, follow the installation instructions below to install the Security Update.

Important: During the installation of HFXCC3142, the Station Manager HealthCheck and the allocation of new Microsoft security update packages must be done manually. Please ensure that you fully complete ALL steps in the Installation Instructions.

If you previously started to install the security update but cancelled the operation, follow the installation instructions in the 'Installing after cancelling a previous install' section below.

1.      Download HFXCC3142.

2.      Log on to your first Community Connect 3 domain controller as Administrator (not SystemAdmin) and copy the Security Update to a temporary location (for example D:\temp).

3.      Run the Security Update by double-clicking the self-extracting executable file (HFXCC3142.exe).  The Security Update will extract files automatically and run the RM Installation Assistant to begin the installation.

4.      When prompted, click Continue.

5.      The installation will proceed automatically.  When prompted that the RM Installation Assistant has finished, click Finish.

Note: After installation at a server, the server will need to be rebooted for the Microsoft security updates to be applied fully.

6.      Repeat Steps 2-5 at all your other Community Connect 3 domain controllers.

7.      Also repeat steps 2-5 at any member servers (e.g. DAMMS or MIS servers) on the network.

Note: After installation at a server, the server will need to be rebooted for the Microsoft security updates to be applied fully.

8.      When all Community Connect 3 domain controllers have had HFXCC3142 applied, log in to the first Community Connect 3 domain controller server in each site as the administrator user (not SystemAdmin). Run Windows Explorer and browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\Station Manager. Double-click on the file Healthcheck.exe, and select OK to start the Healthcheck, and OK again when it has completed.

9.      HFXCC3142 provides a new workstation package but does not automatically allocate it. You should allocate this new package to ALL your workstations at your earliest convenience. Note: If you choose to allocate the package at a later time, you must still complete all of steps 1 to 8 above now, including running the Station Manager health check.  

1.      Browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\RM Hotfixes\HFXCC3142_extracted and double-click the file RM Installation Assistant.exe. (If this folder or its contents does not exist, re-run the HFXCC3142.exe file downloaded from the RM Support website).

2.      Follow the procedures in 'How to install the Security Update' from step 4 above.

The components of HFXCC3142 are included in RM Service Release 6 for Community Connect 3.

The Security Update can be installed on to networks running Community Connect 3 with Service Release 4 or above.

HFXCC3142 is not included in Service Release 4 or 5. It will need to be re-applied if originally installed before Service Release 5 is installed.

See the Description section for full list.  HFXCC3142 contains one new workstation package and a component to update servers with the relevant Microsoft security updates. The workstation package is applicable to workstations running either Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP SP2.