Today Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008. The build number is 10.00.5500. The announcement blog post from SQL Server Release Services team:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2011/10/06/sql-server-2008-sp3-is-now-available.aspx List of fixes:KB #2546951 : List of issues that are fixed by SQL Server 2008 Service ...

I see this question a lot: ''I have a SQL Server 2008 R2 database.  Can I attach it to a SQL Server 2008 SP2 instance?'' Part of this stems from the confusion over exactly what 2008 R2 is in the first place.  It is not a service pack to SQL Server 2008; it is its own, full-fledged version.  A lot of people don't fully realize this ...