Note: Microsoft� released a new Security Update, MS06-055, and updated MS06-049 (included in HFXCC3167) on 26 September 2006. These have been included in this Software Update. This is in addition to the Microsoft� Security Software Update, HFXCC3170 (DWN757533) released earlier in September 2006. Please use the link in Other Useful Articles to DWN757533.

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

Microsoft� has released significant Security Updates for Windows�. HFXCC3172 contains these Security Updates in a format easily applied to Community Connect 3 networks.

We recommend that you apply this Security Update without delay. Important: This Security Update can be installed on Community Connect 3 networks with HFXCC3110B or equivalent, ie RM AppAgent version 1.37.3.0 or greater.

Before installing any Software Update, please refer to TEC90813 and DWN59018 in Other Useful Articles. These articles detail RM's recommendations regarding Software Update installation and support.

At the time of writing there are no known issues related to HFXCC3172.

• HFXCC3172 should be installed on Community Connect 3 networks with Service Release 4 (SR4) or above, and HFXCC3110B or equivalent.
• This Security Update should be installed on to all Community Connect 3 servers.

Note:  All servers and workstations 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.

HFXCC3172 contains the following Microsoft^� Security Updates:

1. MS06-055: Vulnerability in vector markup language could allow remote code execution (925486)
2. ** MS06-049: Vulnerability in Windows kernel could result in elevation of privilege (920958).

Note: ** MS06-049 was originally released by Microsoft� in August's Security Releases and was included in HFXCC3167. An update was released in September 2006. This update has been included in HFXCC3172.

More information on the issues resolved by these updates is available from the Microsoft� Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/

The updates provided in HFXCC3172 supersedes a previously-released Microsoft� Security Update; as such, the following Community Connect 3 workstation package will be removed from networks (if it is present) during this Security Update's installation:

• JPEG processing (GDI) Security Update KB833987 (client)

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

HFXCC3172 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 HFXCC3172.exe file link below 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 HFXCC3172, 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 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 HFXCC3172.
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 (HFXCC3172.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. Ensure the server has rebooted successfully before continuing.

6. Repeat steps two to five at all your other Community Connect 3 domain controllers.
7. Repeat steps two to five  at any Member Servers (eg 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. It is recommended that you ensure each domain controller has rebooted successfully before applying the software update to the next server.

When all Community Connect 3 domain controllers have had HFXCC3172 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 Health Check, and Ok again when it has completed.

HFXCC3172 provides new workstation packages but does not automatically allocate them. You should allocate these new packages to all your workstations at your earliest convenience.
Note:If you choose to allocate the packages at a later time, you must still complete all of steps one to eight above now, including running the Station Manager Health Check.

The new Security Packages are listed as available packages as follows in the RM Management Console:

Once you have allocated the packages to workstations, restart the workstations for the Microsoft� Security Update to be installed.

1. Browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\RM Hotfixes\HFXCC3172_extracted and double-click the file RM Installation Assistant.exe. Note: If this folder or its contents does not exist, re-run the HFXCC3172.exe file downloaded from the RM Support Web site as in step one of the Installation Instructions section above.
2. Follow the procedures from step four in the Installation Instructions section above.

The components of HFXCC3172 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, and HFXCC3110B or equivalent.

HFXCC3172 is not included in Service Release 4 or 5. It will not need to be re-applied if originally installed before Service Release 5 is installed.