For some reason I always thought that when a new version of SQL Server was released, it included the latest and greatest hotfixes from the previous edition; after all, you would think that a new release would have all of the most current patches included, which represents the most up-to-date repairs to the product. Au Contraire. The fixes that are included are most likely the fixes that have been completely tested and approved, and this does not coincide with release dates of the new release.
I was curious and happened upon the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981355 link as I wanted to know if or when any patches, fixes, etc. for SQL Server 2008 R2 had been released, and one had been. It’s pretty much the old stuff for anyone that added fixes to SQL Server 2008 who is thinking of upgrading to SQL Server 2008 R2; since the functionality wasn’t rolled in to the latest and greatest, it assures those folks that their hotfixes from SQL Server 2008 will be there. Interesting. Here’s the first part of the read:
Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM contains only hotfixes that were released in Cumulative Update 5, 6, and 7 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Cumulative Update 1 for SQL 2008 R2 RTM is only intended as a post-RTM rollup for Cumulative Update 5-7 for the release version of SQL Server 2008 SP1 customers who plan to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 and still keep the hotfixes from Cumulative Update 5-7 for the release version of SQL Server 2008 SP1. No new hotfixes have been included in this cumulative update.
Lee
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