INTRODUCTION
Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 contains hotfixes for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 issues that have been fixed since the release of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2.
Note This build of the cumulative update package is also known as build 10.00.4285.00.
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2402659 The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 was released
Important notes about the cumulative update package
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SQL Server 2008 hotfixes are now multilanguage. Therefore, there is only one cumulative hotfix package for all languages.
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One cumulative hotfix package includes all the component packages. The cumulative update package updates only those components that are installed on the system.
More Information
How to obtain Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2
A supported cumulative update package is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing these specific problems. This cumulative update package may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by any of these problems, we recommend that you wait for the next SQL Server 2008 service pack that contains the hotfixes in this cumulative update package.
If the cumulative update is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the cumulative update package.
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific cumulative update package. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the cumulative update is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a cumulative update package is not available for that language.
Hotfixes that are included in Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that discuss these hotfixes will be released as they become available.
For more information about the SQL Server bugs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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VSTS bug number |
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693750 |
FIX: Error message when you try to bulk insert data into a table that contains a DATE type column that uses a US date format in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2: "Bulk load data conversion error" |
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688888 |
FIX: An unhandled managed exception occurs when you try to export an SSRS 2008 report to an Excel format |
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693768 |
FIX: The Remote Registry service crashes when an application tries to retrieve performance counter data from an instance of SQL Server on another computer |
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706327 |
FIX: "A severe error occurred on the current command" error message when you use the Freetexttable or the Containstable function on an indexed view in a CTE query in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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693752 |
FIX: Computer stops responding when you create a database that contains a FILESTREAM filegroup in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 if a third-party mini-filter driver is installed |
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693771 |
FIX: A common table expression-based query that uses the CHANGETABLE function runs very slowly in SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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693756 |
FIX:A query that has a CONTAINS predicate in a WHERE clause takes a long time to compile in SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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696488 |
FIX: Success message is incorrectly logged when a distributed transaction of an SSIS 2005 package or of an SSIS 2008 package is aborted |
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693778 |
FIX: Column of a Flat File source is not imported if the next column data is one byte longer than the output column width in SSIS 2005, SSIS 2008 or in SSIS 2008 R2 |
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696491 |
FIX: "There is no function '{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql}:variable()" error for an XQuery query that updates the value of an XML column in SQL Server 2005, in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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693776 |
FIX: "The integer value is out of range" error when you pass a bigint value as the last_sync_version argument of the CHANGETABLE function in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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694707 |
FIX: Error message "ORA-01722: invalid number" when you replicate a table to an Oracle server subscriber in SQL Server 2008 if a varchar (max) column of the table contains a long value record |
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699086 |
FIX: SQL Server 2008 BIDS stops responding when you stop debugging a SSIS 2008 package |
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692137 |
FIX: SQL Server Browser service periodically does not respond to incoming requests |
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708526 |
FIX: An access violation occurs when you restore a database and run the sp_replcounters stored procedure at the same time on a server that is running SQL Server 2008 |
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711298 |
FIX: You cannot use SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) to transfer data from a table in SQL Server 2008 |
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704870 |
FIX: Nested viewer incorrectly appears in Report Manager when you perform a search in an SSRS 2008 report in Internet Explorer 9.0 |
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714814 |
FIX: Reports and schedules are deleted from the report server database if Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services cannot communicate with the SharePoint object model |
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711538 |
FIX: STRelate method incorrectly returns "1" when the two geometry instances are disjointed in SQL Server 2008 |
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708048 |
FIX: "'Databaseproperty' is not a recognized built-in function name" error when you replicate a SQL Server 2008 transactional publication in SQL Server "Denali" |
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692124 |
FIX: Database corruption if data compression enabled on a partitioned table in SQL Server 2008 |
Cumulative update package information
Prerequisites
To apply this cumulative update package, you must be running Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
968382 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2008
Restart information
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this cumulative update package.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
References
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
For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499
New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
