Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: March 2013

This article describes the Microsoft Lync 2010 issues that are fixed in the cumulative update that is dated March 2013.

• The issues that the cumulative update fixes.
• The prerequisites for applying the cumulative update
• Whether you must restart the computer after you apply the cumulative update
• Whether the cumulative update is replaced by any other cumulative update
• Whether you must make any changes to the registry
• The files that the cumulative update contains

Issues that this update fixes

This cumulative update fixes the issues that are documented in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

• 2796741

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796741 / )

  A user unexpectedly signs in to Lync 2010 as another user without a prompt for credentials after a cumulative update for Lync 2010 that is dated February 2012 or later installed
• 2796749

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796749/ )

  IM window opens unexpectedly when you use the IME to search in Lync 2010
• 2796750

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796750 / )

  Lync 2010 contacts list does not display in alphabetical order after a contact's name is changed in the Contacts folder in Outlook
• 2796753

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796753 / )

  An update is available to enable you to join a meeting by using Lync 2010 when a proxy authentication is required
• 2796757

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796757 / )

  Error message when you try to send an email message to a contact in Lync 2010 on a computer that does not have Outlook installed
• 2796742

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796742 / )

  An update enables participants to join meeting audio by telephone or phone when the meeting is organized by an audio/video-disabled user in Lync 2010
• 2796743

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796743/ )

  Call transfer is not successful when you use UI suppression in a Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK application
• 2796746

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2796746 / )

  You cannot use Lync 2010 to join a Lync Online meeting that was created by a user in a non-federated organization
• 2793014

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2793014/ )

  Error message when you try to join a Lync Online meeting that is created by a user in a non-federated organization in Lync 2010

This cumulative update also fixes the issues that are previously listed in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 2737155

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2737155/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: October 2012
• 2726382

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2726382/ )

  MS12-066: Description of the security update for Microsoft Lync 2010: October 9, 2012
• 2701664

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701664/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: June 2012
• 2670326

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670326/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: February 2012
• 2514982

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2514982/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: November 2011
• 2571543

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2571543/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: July 2011
• 2551268

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2551268/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: May 2011
• The cumulative update packages for Lync 2010 that were released in April 2011:
  • The hotfix that was released on April 26, 2011:
    2540951

    (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2540951/ )

    Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: April 2011
  • The cumulative update that was released on April 4, 2011:
    2496325

    (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2496325/ )

    Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: April 2011
• 2467763

  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2467763/ )

  Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: January 2011

Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the Lync.msp x86 package now.
Download the Lync.msp x64 package now.
Release Date: March 2013

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update package.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer if certain applications that depend on Microsoft Lync 2010 are running when you install this update. For example, you must restart the computer if Microsoft Office Outlook is running when you install the update.

Update replacement information

This cumulative update replaces the following cumulative update:

Registry information

To use one of the updates in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This update may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This update contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

After the update is installed, the global version of this update has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:

For Lync 2010 x86-edtion:

For Lync 2010 x64-edtion:

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: