Patches and updates

Newbie question:
Does SQL Server 2000 have an updates service like that for
Windows that tells you what you have and what you need to
apply? Is there a comprehensive list of updates and
patches? I've looked thru MS website and I didn't locate
it yet.
Thanks for your time.
DionDion,
Iam not aware about any update service but you can certainly subscribe to
the newsletter.This article provides a exhaustive list of patches and
service packs
SQLSecurity Checklist
http://www.sqlsecurity.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=3&tabid=4
--
Dinesh.
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"Dion" <dreihs@.aol.com> wrote in message
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> Newbie question:
> Does SQL Server 2000 have an updates service like that for
> Windows that tells you what you have and what you need to
> apply? Is there a comprehensive list of updates and
> patches? I've looked thru MS website and I didn't locate
> it yet.
> Thanks for your time.
> Dion|||Thank you for you quick response.
How do you know where to begin? Can you just start at the
latest greatest cumulative patch (Cumulative Patch for
Microsoft SQL Server (815495)) or is there a progression?
Dion
>--Original Message--
>Dion,
>Iam not aware about any update service but you can
certainly subscribe to
>the newsletter.This article provides a exhaustive list of
patches and
>service packs
>SQLSecurity Checklist
>http://www.sqlsecurity.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?
tabindex=3&tabid=4
>--
>Dinesh.
>SQL Server FAQ at
>http://www.tkdinesh.com
>"Dion" <dreihs@.aol.com> wrote in message
>news:114f01c37258$681f5c00$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
>> Newbie question:
>> Does SQL Server 2000 have an updates service like that
for
>> Windows that tells you what you have and what you need
to
>> apply? Is there a comprehensive list of updates and
>> patches? I've looked thru MS website and I didn't locate
>> it yet.
>> Thanks for your time.
>> Dion
>
>.
>|||Try the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=/technet/security/current.asp?
productid=30&servicepackid=0
Choose your product version and service pack level, then
click GO, and you will see a list of all security-related
hotfixes that apply. For instance, right now, the latest
for SQL2K with SP3 is MS03-031, which is a cumulative fix.
--m
>--Original Message--
>Dion,
>Iam not aware about any update service but you can
certainly subscribe to
>the newsletter.This article provides a exhaustive list of
patches and
>service packs
>SQLSecurity Checklist
>http://www.sqlsecurity.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?
tabindex=3&tabid=4
>--
>Dinesh.
>SQL Server FAQ at
>http://www.tkdinesh.com
>"Dion" <dreihs@.aol.com> wrote in message
>news:114f01c37258$681f5c00$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
>> Newbie question:
>> Does SQL Server 2000 have an updates service like that
for
>> Windows that tells you what you have and what you need
to
>> apply? Is there a comprehensive list of updates and
>> patches? I've looked thru MS website and I didn't locate
>> it yet.
>> Thanks for your time.
>> Dion
>
>.
>|||Dion,
That would be your call.Usually the service packs include all the patches
till then.Any bugs after that, if documented, would be having hotfixes.In
case you experience that, just search in http://support.microsoft.com and
apply the hotfix.If the bug is not documented you can call MS PSS.In any
case, make sure to read the related documentation and test it in a dev
environment before applying them in production.
--
Dinesh.
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"Dion" <dreihs@.aol.com> wrote in message
news:127401c3725e$2f332880$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
> Thank you for you quick response.
> How do you know where to begin? Can you just start at the
> latest greatest cumulative patch (Cumulative Patch for
> Microsoft SQL Server (815495)) or is there a progression?
> Dion
> >--Original Message--
> >Dion,
> >
> >Iam not aware about any update service but you can
> certainly subscribe to
> >the newsletter.This article provides a exhaustive list of
> patches and
> >service packs
> >
> >SQLSecurity Checklist
> >http://www.sqlsecurity.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?
> tabindex=3&tabid=4
> >
> >--
> >Dinesh.
> >SQL Server FAQ at
> >http://www.tkdinesh.com
> >
> >"Dion" <dreihs@.aol.com> wrote in message
> >news:114f01c37258$681f5c00$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
> >> Newbie question:
> >>
> >> Does SQL Server 2000 have an updates service like that
> for
> >> Windows that tells you what you have and what you need
> to
> >> apply? Is there a comprehensive list of updates and
> >> patches? I've looked thru MS website and I didn't locate
> >> it yet.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your time.
> >> Dion
> >
> >
> >.
> >