The major new feature of the service pack is extending SQL Server support to the Windows x64 editions, which run on x86 processors with 64-bit extensions (AMD64 and Intel EM64T).

Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on Tuesday. The SP2 release is currently available through the Microsoft Download Center. The publish date is shown as ...

SQL Server 2012 SP2 contains updates based on customer feedback since the last service pack and since the release of Cumulative Update 9. Microsoft added some supportability and functionality fixes to ...

The final SQL Server 2012 service pack is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management system includes a rollup of all ...

But if I try installing SQL 2005 SP3 CU4 the reporting service upgrade fails because it reports it's still RTM, and not SP3.<BR><BR>Looking at the details of some of the reporting service dll's ...

SP1 (Service Pack 1) also makes it easier to deploy SQL Server 2008. A feature called Slipstream allows users to install the database and service pack at once, easing the process of loading the ...

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2--a large, recommended bundle of tweaks--aims to make the database software compatible with Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 suite.

Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.

Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2012 is now available. The news was delivered in a keynote kickoff presentation at the PASS event, which is being held this week in Seattle. Ted Kummert, corporate vice ...