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The Exchange Team has completely reviewed and revalidated the Rollup 4 update for Exchange 2010 SP1 and has released an updated version for it. This release includes a fix for the SP1RU4 issue described in KB2581545.

If you already installed interim update KB2581545, then there is no direct need to install this updated release. If you do wish to do so, you must first remove this interim update before applying SP1RU4v2.

If you have not installed the interim update yet but do have SP1RU4 applied to your Exchange 2010 servers, you can directly install the v2 release without uninstalling the v1 release.

SP1RU5 is still on schedule to be released in August.

Download: Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
View: Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
View: An Update on Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Rollup Update 4 (background Q&A)

Hotfix KB2544027 was basically a SP1 remake of hotfix KB2540106 but was pulled afterwards as it could cause Outlook to crash under certain conditions. A fixed version has now been re-released which includes even more fixes for other issues as well; 31 in total!

Most notable fixes are;

• Multiple fixes for when you are using Outlook in an Office 365 environment.
• Multiple fixes for when you are using Outlook in a BPOS environment.
• Multiple fixes for when you are using Outlook with multiple Exchange accounts in a single profile or an Exchange 2010 online archive.
• Multiple fixes for Calendar issues.

View: Full list of fixes and download information for KB2544027

Obtaining the hotfix
Since these are hotfixes and not regular updates, you won’t be offered this update via Microsoft Update but will have to request it. You can do this at the information page of the hotfix.

If you are not (seriously) effected by any of these issues, it is recommended to wait for the next Service Pack or regular Rollup Update which will most likely contain all these fixes as well.

For more information about hotfixes see; What are Hotfixes?

In addition to the previously released Service Pack 1 for Office 2010, SP1 for Business Contact Manager 2010 has now also been released.

No details about improvements and changes have been made available other than that it includes previously public updates but also previously unreleased fixes and improvements.

Download: Service Pack 1 for BCM 2010 (KB2553006) 32-bit Edition
Download: Service Pack 1 for BCM 2010 (KB2553006) 64-bit Edition
View: Description of Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2010 SP1 (KB2553006)

Exchange 2010 SP1 Rollup 4 has been removed from the Download Center due to an issue where messages from subfolders could get deleted when a parent folder is copied or moved within Outlook. Recovery would still be possible via the “Recoverable Items” folder (Dumpster).

If you have it already installed, you can uninstall it or contact Microsoft Customer Support and request interim update KB2581545 (KB article will be published later). It appears a fixed version of SP1 RU4 won’t be released and instead will be directly superseded by SP1 RU5 scheduled for August.

A new version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector has been released.
Checking the about box will reveal the version number 14.0.6106.5001.

The main new feature is that it now supports HTTPS, which means that all communication between Outlook and Windows Live services (Mail, Calendar and Contacts) is now being encrypted and thus fully secure. There is no need to change any settings to make it work; just install the latest version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector and you’re set.

Note:
You could see some Send/Receive errors and Outlook reporting “Limited Connectivity” for some time after installing this Outlook Hotmail Connector version. This is due to the fact that your old non-HTTPS Cookies need to expire first. This will fix itself over time. For details see the Send/Receive errors section.

Several other fixes are included in this release as well, including a fix for characters which are valid in Outlook but invalid in Windows Live Hotmail. Also, flagged items with reminders will no longer prompt even after it was dismissed. For more see; Full list of fixes.

Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit
Download: Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit
View: Release information on the Outlook Team Blog

Note: The 64-bit version of the Outlook Hotmail Connector is only needed when you use a 64-bit version of Outlook 2010.

Continue reading: New Outlook Hotmail Connector with HTTPS support!

Update Rollup 4 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 is now available for direct download (see below for links). It will be made available via Microsoft Update on August 11.

Of the 20 included fixes, the Exchange Team would like to highlight the following fixes
(some KB articles might not be available in your region yet);

• KB2531208 You cannot synchronize a folder hierarchy by using Outlook for Mac 2011 in an Exchange Server 2007 SP3 environment
• KB2528437 EWS applications cannot connect to Exchange Server 2007 servers after you make changes on accepted domains
• KB2521063 You are incorrectly displayed as a meeting organizer after you synchronize the meeting by using your mobile device in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

The next update rollup is scheduled for release in August 2011.
(Rollup 5 for Exchange 2010 SP1 will then also be released.)

Download: Exchange 2007 SP3 Rollup 4
View: Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3