CRM 4 Rollup Pack 1

After 10 months and 20 days (since RTM) it is now out! You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=57c6267b-3b13-49dd-bfed-3cc83633aea7&displaylang=en&tm

Highlights of the release include (full list at 952858):

• 117 Fixes included!
• As usual with a rollup pack – importing and exporting customisations between different versions is not supported.
• Workflows which are stuck in In Progress or Waiting (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957701/) – fixed. I am hoping this refers to my previous posts on the issue.
• Also fixed is workflow not working when imported: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950680/ which may be related.
• When using the router it downloads the message over and over again (saw this one in the field): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952018
• Outlook fixes for not responding or data loss!
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955234/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954800/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948121/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948045/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951179/
• The text length issue I posted on previously: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955247/

Important Note - Two of the hotfixes require MANUAL configuration after the rollup has been installed. They are (click links for details):

• You cannot use Outlook as expected until all Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 add-ins are loaded
• E-mail messages from a CRM user to a queue are not delivered in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Thanks to Jim Glass for the heads up.