Re: POST SP2 HotFixes a pain..

From: Arvind Krishnan[MS] (arvindk@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "Arvind Krishnan[MS]" <arvindk@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:11:37 -0800

Graham,
No, you are not alone - we realize that these hotfixes make deployment a
rigorous manual process, and we are doing something about it. A hotfix
installer is in the works and will ship in the next few weeks. 

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Thanks,
Arvind Krishnan
SQL Server Development Team
Microsoft Corporation
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"Graham Harris" <hgraham@okstate.edu> wrote in message
news:745501c2804f$81702fa0$3bef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA10...
> Hi All,
> Am I alone when I state that applying the POST SP2
> HotFixes to my SQL Server is a pain in the rear? Why
> doesn't MS offer an installer or a configurable
> WindowsScript to do all that file copying?
>
> -Graham

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