Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Installing the cumulative hotfix onto Express

So today I decided I may as well put the latest hotfix package for Sql 2005 onto my laptop.

Unlike SP1 the hotfix actually seemed to know about SQL Express and attempt to install itself only to collapse in a big heap. The log file indicates it can't find a bunch of files it wants to patch.

So how do I apply the hotfixes to Express?

If the upgrade or hotfix fails, it makes a bunch of entries in the System and Application event logs, and also has a log of it's own. The hotfix tells you where the log file is located when it starts.

Buck Woody

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