SQL Server 2005 SP1 Release
Wow, this was a quick release, glad to see MS on the ball here for getting a SP out for 2k5 so quickly.
http://blogs.msdn.com/sanchan/archive/2006/04/19/579074.aspx
- Learn about the new features and improvements included in SP1
A ton of new features have been added and a lot of improvements have been made in SP1 for SQL Server 2005.
You can learn more about it at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916940/
- Bugs fixed in SP1
Refer to KB 913090 (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=913090) for the list of bugs that were fixed in SP1.
Note that not ALL bugs that were fixed in SP1 have an associated KB article yet. As pointed out in this KB, you can expect to see more KBs on bugs that were fixed in SP1 in the future.
- Download SP1
You can download SP1 for SQL Server 2005 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913089/
Note that there is a separate version for SQL Server Express.