Microsoft KB Archive/946608

= Cumulative update package 6 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 946608

Article Last Modified on 12/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition for Itanium-based Systems Community Technology Preview
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

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INTRODUCTION
This article discusses information that is related to Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. This cumulative update package will be released in the February 2008 timeframe. The information that is presented here is subject to change at any time before the release date without prior notice.

For more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

935897 An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 hotfixes are created for specific SQL Server service packs. You must apply a SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 hotfix to an installation of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. By default, any hotfix that is provided in a SQL Server service pack is included in the next SQL Server service pack.

Cumulative Update 6 contains hotfixes for SQL Server 2005 issues that have been fixed since the release version of Service Pack 2.

Important notes about the cumulative update package

 * SQL Server 2005 hotfixes are now multilanguage. Therefore, there is only one cumulative hotfix package for all languages.
 * One cumulative hotfix package includes all the component packages. The cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.
 * You must enable the SQL Server Management Object (SMO) extended stored procedures and the SQL Server Distributed Management Object (SQL-DMO) extended stored procedures before you apply the cumulative update package. For more information about the SMO and DMO XPs option, see SQL Server 2005 Books Online.

Note SQL Server 2005 Books Online notes that the default setting of these stored procedures is 0 (off). However, this value is incorrect. By default, the setting is 1 (on).



How to obtain Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
The cumulative update package that is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article is not available yet. After the package is released, this KB article will be updated to include information about how to obtain the package and additional details such as file lists.

