In addition to the fixes that are listed in this article, SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 contains the hotfixes that were included in Cumulative Update 1 through Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2008 R2. This service pack also includes all the security updates that were released through July 2011.

Cumulative Update 3 contains hotfixes for the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 issues that have been fixed since the release of SQL Server 2008. This build of the cumulative update package is also known as build 10.00.1787. We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment.

To apply this update, you must have SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 or any SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 GDR release through this SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 GDR installed. Security update deployment information For deployment information about this update, see Deployments - Security Update Guide .

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 service packs are cumulative updates and SQL Server 2008 SP4 upgrade all editions and service levels of SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2008 SP4. This service pack contains fixes from all Cumulative Updates that were released since SP3 for SQL Server 2008.

Describes the hotfixes for the SQL Server 2008 issues that are included in Cumulative Update 1.

Fixes an issue in which SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services crashes during database synchronization. Trace flag 1264 is removed so that the process name is collected by default in non-yielding scenario dumps. The number of thread records in non-yielding scenario dump files is increased from 1K to 16K.

This article describes a hotfix that enables you to use Package Installation Wizard (Dtsinstall.exe) to run the deployment manifest file of a SQL Server Integration Services 2008 (SSIS 2008) package on a computer on which SSIS 2008 is not installed.

Fixes a duplicated performance data issue that occurs when you use the Performance Logs and Alerts service to collect performance data in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message when you use the DTExec.exe or DTExecUi.exe utility to run a SQL Server 2008 Integration Services package. This issue occurs if you run the command by specifying a configuration file for the package.

Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message after you install SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 on a computer that is running Office 2010.