SQL Server 2005 SP2 - all the answers in KB 933508

Hello all.

I guess by now you know there is a small problem with the maintenance plans after installing SP2.

For more details on the problem and how to get the fix:

KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933508

For customer that installed the original SQL Server 2005 SP2 released on Feb. 19^th, 2007:

·         Please install the General Distribution Release (GDR) on top of that build to fix the problem.  No un-installation of the old SP2 is needed.

·         GDR download location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e2c358a1-ecc4-4c49-8f65-daa6b7800eec&displaylang=en.

·         This will be available on Windows Update tomorrow. 

For customers that have not upgraded to SQL Server 2005 SP2 official release:

·         We released the refreshed SQL 2005 SP2 at Microsoft Download Center last night (March 5^th, 2007):

·         http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d07219b2-1e23-49c8-8f0c-63fa18f26d3a&DisplayLang=en

·         This SP2 (9.00.3042.00) includes the fix for the database maintenance job problem identified in the original SP2 build which was released on Feb. 19^th, 2007.

Thanks,  

Itay Braun