**Please note this only applies to Community Connect� 3 and RM Smart-Tools 3 networks.**

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

Microsoft� has released significant Security Updates for Windows�. HFXCC3178 contains these 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 to 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 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 HFXCC3178.

• HFXCC3178 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.

HFXCC3178 contains the following Microsoft� Security Updates:

1. MS06-072: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454);
2. MS06-073: Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925674);
3. MS06-074: Vulnerability in SNMP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926247);
4. MS06-075: Vulnerability in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (926255);
5. MS06-076: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694);
6. MS06-078: Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923689)

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

Note: MS06-074 (Vulnerability in SNMP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926247)) is only required if SNMP is present on the network.  SNMP service is not installed by default in any supported version of Windows^�.

Note: HFXCC3178 may not contain all the Security Updates released by Microsoft� in December 2006. Please read the More Information section below for further details. 

The Updates provided in HFXCC3178 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:

• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB922760;
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB911567;
• Windows XP Security Update KB922616.

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

HFXCC3178 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 HFXCC3178.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 HFXCC3178, 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 HFXCC3178.
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 (HFXCC3178.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 2-5 at all your other Community Connect 3 domain controllers.
7. Repeat steps 2-5 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.

8. When all Community Connect 3 domain controllers have had HFXCC3178 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.
9. HFXCC3178 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 1 to 8 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:
   
   System packages

• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB926255;
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB926247
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB925454
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB923694
• Windows XP SP2 Security Update KB923689

Application Packages

• Visual Studio 2005 Security Update KB925674

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

Note: The Security Update to Visual Studio 2005 (KB925674) should only be allocated to stations with any of the following packages allocated and installed - Microsoft^� Visual Studio^� 2005, Visual Studio^� 2005 Standard Edition, Visual Studio^� 2005 Professional Edition, Visual Studio^� 2005 Team Suite, Visual Studio^� 2005 Team Edition for Developers, Visual Studio^� 2005 Team Edition for Architects or Visual Studio^� 2005 Team Edition for Testers.

1. Browse to D:\RMNetwork\RMManage\RM Hotfixes\HFXCC3178_extracted and double-click the file RM Installation Assistant.exe. Note: If this folder or its contents does not exist, re-run the HFXCC3178.exe file downloaded from the RM Support Web site as in step 1 of the Installation Instructions section above.
2. Follow the procedures from step 4 in the Installation Instructions section above.

The components of HFXCC3178 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.

HFXCC3178 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.

Note: The application software updates will need to be re-applied if the related Microsoft� application is installed or re-installed after the software updates were applied.

See the Description section for full list. HFXCC3178 contains new relevant workstation and server Microsoft� Security Updates.