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Provides information about and instructions for upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

• The Upgrade Guide provides information about upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics 3.0 (formerly known as Microsoft Business Solutions–Axapta 3.0) with a supported service pack or from Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.
  
  This guide includes the following information:
  
  • Troubleshooting information for upgrade tasks
  • Best practices for upgrading
  • Installation steps as they pertain to the upgrade process
  • Application upgrade issues for specific features
  
  You also can download the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Upgrade Process document , which contains diagrams of the upgrade process. These diagrams provide high-level and detailed views of the upgrade process for the development, test, and production environments.
  
  Note: For the most up-to-date information for Microsoft Dynamics AX administrators, see the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Technical Library.

Files

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File	Size
AXUpgradeGuide.pdf SHA1: beab8aaf428d4aa4d2dc2d67915ee4c4a3fb7ea0	814 KB
AXUpgradeGuide.xps SHA1: 2c5ac73ae7b1df400f7a575fbca990b201a9ccea	1.31 MB
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Upgrade Process.pdf SHA1: 38dd22f5210d30c0f38b4798143c0bf0d321f44a	164 KB
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Upgrade Process.xps SHA1: 3422d17328fdcc5c43a7195a2c90a5d08f3f951b	326 KB

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This download includes .xps files. XPS was a Microsoft document format intended to replace PDF. To view these files, you may need to install the XPS Essentials Pack.

• • To view the PDF file, you will need a PDF reader, such as the free Adobe Reader.
  • To view the XPS file, you will need Windows Vista or the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack.
  • For information about the system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, see System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.

• 1. Click Download to download the document in PDF file or XPS file format.
  2. Save the file to your computer.