Duet 1.5 SP2 Hotfix 2 Available
A new client hotfix is available for installation. Duet 1.5 SP2 HF2 will be published as Microsoft KB article 973706. This patch addresses some potential cases of which can result in Outlook becoming unresponsive. It is highly recommended if you have been experiencing these issues. The patch requires SP2 HF1 as pre-requisite level.
This patch does not require any unique deployment actions as was required for deployment of Duet 1.5 SP2 HF1, see details about this patch in our earlier blog post here. The hotfix can be deployed independently of the Duet server SP2 patch component.
The following tables recap the client installation requirements for both x86 and 64 bit clients.
Client installation requirements:
|
x86 Client Installations |
|
Current Client State |
Patch/es to Install |
|
1.5 RTM |
1.5 SP1 |
1.5 SP1 HF1 |
1.5 SP1 HF2 |
1.5 SP2 |
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
1.5 SP2 HF2 |
|
No Duet |
ü |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 RTM |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 SP1 |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 SP1 HF1 |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 SP1 HF2 |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 SP2 |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|
ü = Required Install û = Install not applicable |
|
|
|
|
|
x64 Client Installations |
|
Current Client State |
Patch/es to Install |
|
1.5 SP2 |
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
1.5 SP2 HF2 |
|
|
No Duet |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|
1.5 SP2 |
û |
ü |
ü |
|
|
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
û |
û |
ü |
|
|
ü = Required Install û = Install not applicable |
|
*Full installation started with x64 components delivered with Duet 1.5 SP2 DVD |
As a reference the following shows the download location for each of the Duet patch levels and helps associate the functional release with the technical release articles.
|
x86 Clients |
|
Duet Version |
Source |
Details |
Type |
|
1.5 RTM |
DVD |
SMP DVD # 51036174 |
Full Install |
|
1.5 SP1 |
KB |
KB 961122 |
Patch |
|
1.5 SP1 HF1 |
KB |
KB 967910 |
Patch |
|
1.5 HF2 |
KB |
KB 970065 |
Patch |
|
1.5 SP2 |
DVD |
SMP DVD # 51037089 |
Patch |
|
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
KB |
KB 972625 |
Patch |
|
1.5 SP2 HF2 |
KB |
KB 973706 |
Patch |
|
|
|
|
|
64 Bit Clients |
|
Duet Version |
Source |
Details |
Type |
|
1.5 SP2 |
DVD |
SMP DVD # 51037089 |
Full Install |
|
1.5 SP2 HF1 |
KB |
KB 972625 |
Patch |
|
1.5 SP2 HF2 |
KB |
KB 973706 |
Patch |
|
KB 973706 will be released soon |
|
The client installation script template has been updated to incorporate the latest patch level. You can find details about the script and download the latest version from the Microsoft Duet Community.
This script version includes an additional parameter to control the highest client patch level to install. This provides an easy method to create installations at various patch levels as required.
After you are complete with the client patch, don’t miss the latest server patch available – SP2 patch 2.
Happy patching!
