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Here is the monthly security update that I receive from Microsoft that I would like to share, this is more important to put this into practice to secure your Server environment.  This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Server service. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if ...

As the subject states you have to update (uninstall & install) the local copy of Books Online for SQL Server 2008 CTP that is released in November 2007. This BOL update consists all the changes from the previous CTPs and what's new with current CTP release. BOL information has been useful since SQL Server 2005 version, as it had bad ...

Since the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, Microsoft development team has released various builds that are classed as Cumulative Updates. Also we blogged on this site - CumulativeUpdate4 & ...

Well this is confusing me, this DownloadLink refers SQL Server 2005 Books Online as May 2007 update that can be installed on the machine. But when you search for any content on MSDN library for SQL Server it refers ''SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007)'' on the sections (majority of them I have seen). I'm aware that many times if ...

• .NET Framework 2.0 (for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000) • .NET Framework 2.0 (for Windows Vista) • .NET Framework 1.1 (for Windows Server 2003) • .NET Framework 1.1 (for Windows XP and Windows 2000) • .NET Framework 1.1 (for Windows Vista)  

With the release of the bulletins for June 2007, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued June 7, 2007. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification. To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are ...

Yet another update to SQL Server 2005 Books Online, though it states May 2007 update that was released on June 06th 2007! During February 2007 with the release of Service pack 2 Microsoft has updated the BOL content to reflect the changes with SP2. For this one: The May 2007 update to Books Online contains new material and fixes to ...

When I have attended the MVP global summit there was much talk and sessions on SQL Server next release 'Katmai', well I cannot talk much here due to the NDA. I'm surprised to see first (may be) press release on the upcoming features information about the Katmai over here during the BI conference in Seattle, and also see this ...

Updates to system catalogs are not allowed - a big subject and nothing but opening door to trouble by allowing direct updates or modifications to system tables in SQL Server 2005. If I remember correctly since the days of SQL 6.5 version Microsoft has been discouraging udpates to system tables even though the provision has been enabled. Since ...