Version 8.0.6362.143 of the console and add-in brings improvements and fixes that include:

• Improvements to text display on PPT slides in recordings
• Users using IE browser with security setting is set to “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” on Vista machines will be able to join meetings successfully
• Custom text displays correctly when meeting scheduled with Outlook Add-In

From the KB articles follow the link to download the new versions:
KB 974251 : Description of the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client update package: Sept 2009
KB 974252 : Description of the update for Live Meeting Conferencing Add-in for Outlook: Sept 2009

For those of you who administrate an OCS or LCS environment, please read the following. It seems an issue has come up with a patch that came available during the last patch releases, regarding KB 974571. As described by Doug Deitterick’s blog, it’s recommended to NOT apply this patch. If you install the patch it’s possible your OCS / LCS servers believe they are in an evaluation mode.

You’ll see events like this one :

Event Type:        Error
Event Source:    Live Communications Server
Event Category:                (1000)
Event ID:              12290
Date:                     10/13/2009
Time:                     8:28:57 PM
User:                     N/A
Computer:        �
Description:
The evaluation period for Microsoft Office Live Communication Server 2005 has expired. Obtain the released version of this product and upgrade to the non-evaluation version by running setup.exe

A solution now is to uninstall the patch.

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