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SQL Server 2005 Cumulative Update 5 for Service Pack 2 - available for download with a request to CSS!

Published 24 December 7 4:42 AM | SSQA.net

From the series of the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack2 Cumulative Update packages blogs and for instance we blogged about SQL2005SP2CU5 earlier, it is available to download now and before that there is a catch to obtain this package. It is not that easy...

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What are advantages of 64-bit system in relation to SQL Server?

Published 19 December 7 8:40 AM | SSQA.net

We have most of our database systems on 64-bit environment, but one of the application user asked the question what is the advantage of a 64-bit environment in relation to SQL Server application. I would say with the evolution of SQL Server 2005 it has...

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How to get a list of SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after Service Pack 2 was released?

Published 23 November 7 8:51 AM | SSQA.net

Since the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, Microsoft development team has released various builds that are classed as Cumulative Updates. Also we blogged on this site - CumulativeUpdate4 & http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/tools/archive/2007...

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Here it goes again - cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server Service Pack 2?

Published 23 October 7 4:23 PM | SSQA.net

If you remember we have blogged about release of Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server Service Pack 2 since it has been declared to be available on download, CUpdate4-SQL2005SP2 is the one I'm referring. So is it is available for download (released recently...

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