Error message when you try to view the activities for a contact after multiple opportunities are created in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 client for Outlook: "A SQL Server error occurred"

Consider the following scenario in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 client for Microsoft Office Outlook:

• You select a contact as a potential customer to convert a lead into an opportunity.
• You reactivate the lead that you converted.
• You select the same contact as the potential customer to convert the same lead into the same opportunity.

In this scenario, multiple opportunities are created. Then, when you try to view the activities for the contact, you receive the following error message:

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Update Rollup 3.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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File information

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Server

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 laptop client for Microsoft Office Outlook Compatibility Release

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 laptop client for Microsoft Office Outlook

Installation information

Install this hotfix on computers that are running Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Server and the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 client for Outlook.

Prerequisites

You must have Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 installed to apply this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

If you are prompted, restart the computer after you install the hotfix.

Removal information

To remove this hotfix from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000, use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. System administrators can use the Spuninst.exe tool to remove this hotfix from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000.

The Spuninst.exe tool is located in the %Windir%\$NTUninstallKB931627$\Spuninst folder.

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