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How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2012

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft distributes fixes in service packs. Service packs keep a product current. They include hotfixes and fixes to issues that are reported through the Microsoft SQL Server community. Service packs may also fix issues that our support organization deems important. Customer call volume and customer satisfaction scores represent the primary metrics for determining which issues to fix in a service pack. These updates and components are conveniently bundled for easy downloading.

Service packs are cumulative. Each new service pack contains all the fixes that are in previous service packs, together with any new fixes. You do not have to install a previous service pack before you install the latest service pack.

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More information

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Release date: November 07, 2012

How to obtain

To obtain SQL Server 2012 SP1, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35575

(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35575)

To obtain SQL Server 2012 SP1 Feature Pack, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=268266

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=268266)

To obtain Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Express, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=267905

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=267905)

Note SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was also made available on Microsoft Update on November 27th 2012.

Fix list

For a list of the bugs that are fixed in SQL Server 2012 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2674319

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674319/ )

List of the bugs that are fixed in SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1

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Important notes about using Microsoft Update

Consider the following when you use Microsoft Update to apply SQL Server Service Packs:

Service pack installations will be ‘unattended’ (quiet).
Microsoft Update will apply the SQL Server service pack to all instances of SQL Server that are installed on the target computer.

Note The service pack is applied to all instances SQL Server that match the SQL Server version of the service pack.
For more information about Microsoft Update, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/about.aspx
(http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/about.aspx)

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New features and improvements in SQL Server 2012 SP1

For more information about new features and improvements in SQL Server 2012 SP1, see the SQL Server 2012 SP1 release notes. To do this, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248389

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248389)

Note This Readme file contains the information about SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.

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