Aaron is a senior consultant for
SQL Sentry, Inc., makers of performance monitoring and event management software for SQL Server, Analysis Services, and Windows. He has been blogging here at sqlblog.com since 2006, focusing on manageability, performance, and new features; has been a
Microsoft MVP since 1997; tweets as
@AaronBertrand; and speaks frequently at user group meetings and
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Now that you can get Visual Studio 2008 SP1 RTM, you probably want to rush out and install it. I would hold off on that until you read Bob Ward's blog entry, which explains the situation, and should help clear up some confusion on whether you need to install anything:
SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 explained....
For those that are really in a hurry, you can get the core download here (this is the base installer which will download the files you need at runtime, based on operating system, edition, etc.):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E
And as Joe points out, if you want the whole download (800+ MB), you can get that here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=27673C47-B3B5-4C67-BD99-84E525B5CE61
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