Browse by Tags

• builds
• CU2
• hotfix
• patches
• service pack 3
• service packs
• setup
• SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server 2008
• support
• uninstall

• CU2 for SQL Server 2008 is missing!

  I am sure this is kind of "Chicken Little" and might only be valid for a short time, but I thought I should mention it anyway, since I am already seeing people download the native client patch and scratch their heads, wondering why it won't patch the Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:10 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, cumulative updates, patches, CU2

• SQL Server 2005 SP3 Beta is available!

  Okay, it happened a couple of days ago; sorry for not noticing. But SQL Server Release Services / Sustained Engineering has announced that an SP3 Beta has been made available . The build is 9.00.4028 and you can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D22317E1-BC64-4936-A14B-7A632B50A4CA Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 2:03 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: cumulative updates, service pack 3, builds, service packs

• More info about SQL Server 2008 Cumulative Update 1

  Bob Ward has posted a very thorough walk-through of the CU1 installation process. He talks about some of the things they've improved with the setup of patches, and gives a bit of a teasrer about about his next blog post, where he will discuss how they Read More... Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 11:57 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, setup, cumulative updates, patches

• SQL Server 2008 Cumulative Update 1 is available

  For those waiting for the first CU for SQL Server 2008, your wait is over. You can get it in KB #956717 . The build # is 10.00.1763.00. As with SQL Server 2005, you can simply submit a request for the CU, and it will get e-mailed to you. Be sure to request Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:50 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, hotfix, cumulative updates

• SQL Server 2008 cumulative updates and hotfixes, oh my!

  As of today there is at least one hotfix available for SQL Server 2008, and it involves Itzik Ben-Gan's reported foreign key validation problem with the new MERGE command. You can read about the bug here: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQL/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=357419 Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:40 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2008, hotfix, cumulative updates

• Cumulative Update 9 for SQL Server 2005 SP2 released

  Microsoft quietly released CU #9 (build 9.00.3282) yesterday; it contains a few dozen fixes, including a nasty AV involving UNION queries, documented in KB #956006 . You can read about / obtain the cumulative update at the following KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953752 Read More... Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:46 PM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: SQL Server 2005, cumulative updates

• Don't want to call CSS / PSS to get a cumulative update? You don't have to!

  Bob Ward posted a blog entry today where he explains the process of getting a cumulative update for SQL Server without having to call Microsoft's support team (they are called CSS now but you may remember them as PSS). This is a great evolution in the Read More... Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 4:44 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: support, hotfix, SQL Server 2005, cumulative updates

• Using System Restore for Cumulative Update Rollback?

  Just wanted to post a brief warning about expecting to be able to roll back a cumulative update or hotfix by reverting to a restore point. In short: don't do it! These two features are *NOT* designed to work together. There are various complications with Read More... Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 7:20 AM from Aaron Bertrand | (Comments Off) Filed under: uninstall, setup, cumulative updates