http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/default.aspxThe Global Release Services team within the SQL Server organization is a central team providing a variety of services to one of the biggest development organizations in the world. We drive a lot of processes and business decisions which significantly impact both, our internal operations as well as our customers world wide. This blog is intended to share some of this information with you straight from the source, drive interaction as well as to solicit your feedback on particular topics for us to make better decisions for you!en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/23/sql-server-on-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspxFri, 23 Oct 2009 22:54:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9912298SavithaP0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9912298.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9912298Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP1 and later versions are supported on Windows 7 and Window Server 2008 R2 . SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 and SQL Server 2008 Express Runtime RTM are also supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/23/sql-server-on-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9912298" width="1" height="1">Windows 7Windows Server 2008 R2SQL Serverhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/19/cumulative-update-16-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspxMon, 19 Oct 2009 22:50:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9909506absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9909506.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9909506Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP2. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 SP2 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP2. o CU #16 KB Article:...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/19/cumulative-update-16-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909506" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/19/cumulative-update-6-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspxMon, 19 Oct 2009 22:50:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9909517absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9909517.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9909517Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP3. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP3. o CU#6 KB Article:...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/19/cumulative-update-6-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909517" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/08/end-of-service-pack-support-for-sql-server-2005-sp2-and-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspxThu, 08 Oct 2009 02:47:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9904651tina_nj230http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9904651.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9904651We would like to remind all customers that Service Pack Support for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on January 12, 2010 and support for SQL Server 2008 RTM will end on April 13, 2010 . Microsoft is ending support for these products as part...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/08/end-of-service-pack-support-for-sql-server-2005-sp2-and-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9904651" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/09/22/cumulative-update-4-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspxTue, 22 Sep 2009 10:45:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9897890absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9897890.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9897890Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1. This package contains the hotfixes released after SQL Server 2008 SP1. SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU#4 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973602/en-us...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/09/22/cumulative-update-4-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9897890" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/17/cumulative-update-5-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspxTue, 18 Aug 2009 08:25:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9873609absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9873609.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9873609Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP3. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP3. CU#5 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972511/en-us...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/17/cumulative-update-5-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9873609" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/17/cumulative-update-15-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspxTue, 18 Aug 2009 08:04:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9873595absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9873595.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9873595Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP2. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 SP2 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP2. CU #15 KB Article:...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/17/cumulative-update-15-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9873595" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/07/known-issue-in-cu-s-for-sql-server-2005-sp2-sp3-2008-rtm-sp1-when-db-restored-through-management-studio.aspxSat, 08 Aug 2009 01:08:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9860714absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9860714.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9860714Customers using SQL Server 2005 or 2008 Management Studio to restore a SQL Server 2000 Database backup will most likely see the error message as described in KB 972687 . This KB article provides details of available workarounds and information about hotfix...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/08/07/known-issue-in-cu-s-for-sql-server-2005-sp2-sp3-2008-rtm-sp1-when-db-restored-through-management-studio.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9860714" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/07/20/cumulative-update-3-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspxTue, 21 Jul 2009 05:28:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9842706absinha2http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9842706.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9842706Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1. This package contains the hotfixes released after SQL Server 2008 SP1. SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU#3 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971491/en-us...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/07/20/cumulative-update-3-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9842706" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/07/20/cumulative-update-6-for-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspxTue, 21 Jul 2009 05:25:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9842677absinha0http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9842677.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9842677Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 RTM. This package contains the hotfixes released after SQL Server 2008 RTM. CU#6 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971490/en-us Understanding Incremental...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/07/20/cumulative-update-6-for-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9842677" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/06/15/cumulative-update-4-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspxTue, 16 Jun 2009 02:23:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9756315absinha2http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9756315.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9756315Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP3. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP3. CU#4 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970279/en-us...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/06/15/cumulative-update-4-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-3.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9756315" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/06/15/cumulative-update-14-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspxTue, 16 Jun 2009 02:17:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9756273absinha2http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9756273.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9756273Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP2. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 SP2 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP2. CU #14 KB Article:...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/06/15/cumulative-update-14-for-sql-server-2005-service-pack-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9756273" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/18/cumulative-update-2-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspxTue, 19 May 2009 06:14:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9626754absinha1http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9626754.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9626754Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1. This package contains the hotfixes released after SQL Server 2008 SP1. SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU#2 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970315/en-us...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/18/cumulative-update-2-for-sql-server-2008-sp1.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9626754" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/18/cumulative-update-5-for-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspxTue, 19 May 2009 05:40:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9626707absinha1http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9626707.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9626707Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 RTM. This package contains the hotfixes released after SQL Server 2008 RTM. CU#5 KB Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969531/en-us Understanding Incremental...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/18/cumulative-update-5-for-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9626707" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/14/sql-server-on-windows-7-rc-and-windows-server-2008-r2-rc.aspxFri, 15 May 2009 01:14:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9617203SavithaP2http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/comments/9617203.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9617203All editions of SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP1 are supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 . For SQL Server 2005, you need to be on SP3 to be compatible on Windows 7/WS08 R2 For SQL Server 2008, you need to be on SP1 to be compatible...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/05/14/sql-server-on-windows-7-rc-and-windows-server-2008-r2-rc.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9617203" width="1" height="1">