Hotfix package name: XAE500W2K8X64085.MSP
For: Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition
Replaces: XAE500W2K8X64043
Date: October, 2011
Language supported: English (US)
Readme version: 1.00

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Important Note(s) about This Release

• Note: As a best practice, Citrix recommends that you install this and other hotfixes only if you are affected by the specific issues they resolve. Otherwise, Citrix recommends that you wait for the next hotfix rollup pack for your product release. Hotfix rollup packs consolidate most previously released hotfixes and allow you to update systems in a convenient, single installation.
• Important: Installing this hotfix over an ICA session is not supported but you can install it through a remote desktop session using an administrator account.
• Caution! This hotfix may require you to edit the registry. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Important Disclaimer - Limited Release Hotfix

This limited release hotfix is available only upon request. Contact Citrix technical support to obtain the hotfix package. The fix(es) or enhancement(s) contained in this hotfix will be included in a future service pack, hotfix rollup pack, or version release for this product. Testing of this hotfix was targeted only at the affected functionality, and regression and stress testing were minimal. Therefore, this hotfix might cause undesirable and unknown side effects. Introduce this hotfix to a test environment for evaluation before deploying it to a production environment. Your use of this hotfix is at your own risk.

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Where to Find Documentation

This document describes the issue(s) resolved by this release and includes installation instructions. For additional product information, see Citrix eDocs, the Citrix Product Documentation Library. Redesigned in July 2011, eDocs offers a modernized look and feel and greatly improved styling and usability of PDFs.

New Fixes in This Release

1. When recording dictation using Epic software, clicking Pause and then resuming the recording can cause the session to become unresponsive.

   [From XAE500W2K8X64085][#258802]

2. With certain third party applications, attempts to disconnect and reconnect a USB microphone to an endpoint can cause the audio to become unavailable when the user tries to record or play back content.

   [From XAE500W2K8X64085][#259317]

Fixes from Replaced Hotfixes

1. On some client devices, including Sun Ray terminals, the audio device remains locked after a media file stops playing, rendering the audio device unavailable for the remainder of the session.

   [From XAE500W2K8X64043][#221935]

2. When using published instances of Sound Recorder to record audio in a session, all but the first user to access Sound Recorder in a session receive the following error message: "An audio recording device cannot be found."

   [From XAE500W2K8X64043][#231256]

Installing and Uninstalling This Release

Notes:

• Before installing this hotfix, make sure to verify the digital certificate chain validation of the MSP package. For more information, see Knowledge Center article CTX129998.
• This hotfix is packaged with Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0 as a .msp file. For more information about deploying .msp files, see Microsoft article 884016 or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword msiexec.
• This installer program complies with Microsoft User Account Control (UAC). If UAC is enabled, you must run the installer program in elevated mode; that is, with administrative privileges enabled. For more information about UAC, see Microsoft TechNet or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword UAC.
• To install this hotfix successfully, servers must not have registry modification restrictions in place.
• Slipstreaming - installations of the XenApp Server base product packaged with one or more individual hotfixes - is not supported and might leave servers in an unstable state.
• This hotfix might or might not prompt you to restart the server when the installation or uninstallation is complete. If you are using the Access Management Console, you must restart the server after installing or uninstalling this hotfix to ensure that the hotfix is added to or removed from the console's hotfix inventory list.
• If the need arises to restore the original settings and functionality provided by this hotfix, you must uninstall the hotfix before reinstalling it according to the installation instructions below.

To install this hotfix:

1. Copy the hotfix package to an empty folder on the hard drive of the server you want to update.
2. Open the Properties tab of the package and verify the digital certificate chain validation.
3. Close all applications.
4. Run the executable.
5. Restart the server. This ensures that the installation completes and that the hotfix is added to the hotfix inventory list of the Access Management Console.

To uninstall this hotfix:

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2. Highlight the hotfix you want to uninstall and click Uninstall.
3. Follow the directions on-screen.

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