CRM 4.0 Trial ready for download

Finally CRM 4.0 has been released to manufacturing (RTM) and trial versions can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9c110fd-aac8-4d2a-b401-7801b1866e82&DisplayLang=en

I would also like to point out that there are (at least) three different media types in general released from Microsoft.

MSDN - Can use MSDN or Trial keys.

Normal - Can use Trial or "Normal" license keys.

Volume Licence - Can only use volume license keys. If you want a trial, use it for a maximum of 90 days and uninstall it.

This is important when installing a trial environment that might be upgraded to production environment in the future at a customer. Consideration has to be taken to their current license agreement with Microsoft, and you can never use the MSDN media to install a production server.

There might be exceptions to this rule, for instance, a MSDN media might accept a normal license key, but I would not expect it.

Gustaf Westerlund
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Consultant

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