I’m a bit behind on keeping things up to date around here. Interest in Microsoft CRM seems to have been very high so far this year so more projects has meant less blogging. I’m working on doing more frequent updates that are short and sweet. So here goes… 

KB 979347 Update Rollup 10 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5da4d352-1d3f-4426-9c17-b256c30afdb9

Update Rollup 10 contains a cumulative set of updates and hotfixes. For more information see Article ID 979347 at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=979347

I’d suggest reading the article before getting started so you understand what’s involved. There are prerequisites such as needing to have Update Rollup 7 installed before going to higher version including Update Rollup 10.

As always, I’d suggest doing a full backup of MSCRM databases and even exporting customizations as a precaution. Update Rollup 10 can be uninstalled but it’s better to be safe in case the uninstall has a meltdown. Also, I’d suggest installing this in your test environment and then testing for server and user issues before implementing it in your production environment.

KB975995 Update Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 was released on December 18th and is available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c53b2916-6b93-4092-bdd3-a394c96ca000

Update Rollup 8 contains a cumulative set of updates and hotfixes. For more information see Article ID 975995 at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=975995

Before you do anything else I’d suggest reviewing the above article in-depth.

One key thing to note is that Update Rollup 7 is now a prerequisite for deploying Update Rollup 8. Update Rollup 7 made some pretty significant modifications to CRM and especially the CRM for Outlook Client.

As always, I’d suggest doing a full backup of MSCRM. Update Rollup 8 can be uninstalled but it’s better to be safe in case the uninstall tanks. Also, I’d suggest installing this in your test environment and then testing both for server and user issues.

I’m back and am getting caught up a bit.

Update Rollup 5 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (KB 970141) was released today July 2nd, 2009 and is available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5101d801-976b-4c11-bdfc-000b970ef4a3

Update Rollup 5 contains a cumulative set of updates and hotfixes. For more information see Article ID 970141 at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=970141

While this update can be uninstalled, it is recommended that you do a full backup of CRM and assess it in your test environment before deploying it to your production system.

Wow, Update Rollup 2 for CRM 4.0 is out already. Seems like I just did the post for Update Rollup 1 a few weeks ago.

So, here’s the download link on Microsoft’s website for Update Rollup 2 (KB 959419):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=aa671769-61e9-45c4-919f-c88199aa4241&displaylang=en&tm

And here’s more detail on what it is and does:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=959419

Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now available for download on Microsoft’s website at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=57C6267B-3B13-49DD-BFED-3CC83633AEA7&displaylang=en

It’s a software update that contains a quite a few individual updates and hotfixes that resolve issues with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Here’s more detail on what Update Rollup 1 includes:

http://support.microsoft.com/Kb/952858

This update can be uninstalled but it’s a good idea that you first do a full backup and also consider deploying it to your test environment before installing it in your production environment.