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This update fixes critical issues in Communicator 2011, including issues that might cause Communicator to stop responding or quit unexpectedly.

This update fixes critical issues in Communicator 2011, including issues that might cause Communicator to stop responding or quit unexpectedly. For more information about this update, please visit the Microsoft Web site.

Applies to: Office 2011, Communicator 2011, Office for Mac Standard 2011 Edition

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to November 2015.

• Operating System Versions: Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or a later version of Mac OS
  
  Note To verify that your computer meets these minimum requirements, on the Apple menu, click About This Mac.
• Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011 13.1.0 or 13.1.1: You can download this update by using Microsoft AutoUpdate.
  
  Note To use AutoUpdate, open Communicator, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates.

1. Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when you are offline.
2. Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with the installation.
3. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.
4. Click Download, or click the link for the language version that you want.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to save the file to your hard disk. If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari. To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General.
6. Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to place the Microsoft Communicator 13.1.2 Update volume on your desktop, and then double-click the Microsoft Communicator 13.1.2 Update volume to open it. This step might have been performed for you.
7. In the Microsoft Communicator 13.1.2 Update volume window, double-click the Communicator 13.1.2 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
8. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To remove the update installer, first drag the Microsoft Communicator 13.1.2 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.

  This update is also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate, an application that can automatically keep your Microsoft software up to date. To use AutoUpdate, open Microsoft Communicator, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates.

To remove this update

This update does not include an uninstall feature. To restore your application to its original state, delete it from your hard disk, reinstall it from your original installation disk, and then install the updates that you want.