SQL 2008 RTM Released, and includes .NET 3.5 SP1

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SQL 2008 RTM Released, and includes .NET 3.5 SP1

7. August 2008

Yesterday, Microsoft released the final RTM release of SQL Server 2008. Finally, the long anticipated release of SQL 2008 is here. Unfortunately, the Express edition of SQL 2008 isn't available yet (and according to the previous link, it wont be until the end of August), but if you have an MSDN Subscription you can download any of the other editions today.

I'm currently installing SQL 2008 Developer Edition, and before the installation could proceed, it needed to install an update to the .NET Framework 3.5. What update does it need to install? Well, .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 is the update it needs. Now as you can see from the below screenshot, it doesn't say anything about being Beta. I wonder?... I wouldn't think SQL 2008 RTM would install .NET 3.5 SP1 Beta... So, I could only assume that this is the .NET 3.5 SP1 RTM that it's installing. However, this is a presumptuous conclusion and I don't really have any facts to back this up. It does make you wonder though...

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Comments

mocsharp

8/8/2008 1:28:00 AM #

I've VS2008 installed on my machine and when I tried to install sql2008 dev, it asked me to install VS2008 SP1 before installing sql 2008. hmmm...

Chris Pietschmann

8/8/2008 2:15:12 AM #

Yes, I got that too. Only after I had to restart my machine twice first.

Is VS'08 SP1 RTM going to be released soon?? I hope so.

Chris Pietschmann

8/8/2008 2:16:52 AM #

Oh yeah, another thought, If the .NET 3.5 SP1 that is included with the SQL 2008 installation disc is the RTM SP1, then why not include VS'08 SP1 too??!??

Jemm

8/8/2008 6:15:23 AM #

The .NET 3.5 SP1 is the RTM. VS 2008 SP1 will be released on Monday.

I don't know why Microsoft couldn't just release everything at the same time, but probably there is some good reason. Perhaps they want to see, if the .NET 3.5 SP1 has some critical issues and were prepared to do last time fixes to official release over the weekend.

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