Free Software Download Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft has finally released the Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008, after almost three months of testing (the service pack was available only at the community test preview level, until now).

The SQL Server 2008 SP2 has major improvements that include integration of reporting services with SharePoint products and several management improvements.

This final version of the Service Pack 2 includes new compatibility features with SQL Server 2008 R2, hotfix solutions provided in SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 to 8.

Microsoft has improved several products and fixed the bugs from the CTP version.

Report servers in SQL Server 2008 SP2 now integrate with SharePoint 2010 products and as Microsoft announced it, they also integrate with SharePoint 2007 products via an add-in.

IT pros can use reporting services tools in SQL Server to “create interactive, tabular, graphical, or free-form reports from relational, multidimensional, or XML-based data sources," according to Microsoft.

The software giant enhanced instance management by using the SQL Server Utility on the SP2, because it “models an organization's SQL Server-related entities in a unified view”, says Abhishek Sinha, Program Manager at SQL Server Sustained Engineering.

In its announcement, Microsoft says about the improvements of the instance management that “with SP2 applied, an instance of the SQL Server 2008 Database Engine can be enrolled with a SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility Control Point as a managed instance of SQL Server.”

SP2 improves the database engine in SQL Server 2008 and it now supports all data-tier application (DAC) operations, comprising deploying, deleting, extracting, registering and upgrading.

The data-tier application “defines all of the database objects (such as tables and views) and instance objects associated with a database (such as log-ins) required to support the application.”

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 runs on systems using Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2003, but also Windows 7 or Windows Vista client operating systems.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2 along with the Express Edition and a Feature Pack containing enhancements to SQL Server 2008 SP2 can be downloaded here.

Wireless Basic Enterprise Software for Windows 7

Purpose:
Drivers and management software for Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit OS*.
Select only one of the above files.

Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software version 13.3.0.0 will be installed for all products.

Driver Version 13.3.0.24 will be installed for the following products:
-Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
-Intel® WiFi Link 1000
-Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
-Intel® WiFi Link 5300
-Intel® WiFi Link 5100

Driver Version 13.3.0.137 will be installed for the following products:
-Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
-Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
-Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350

Confused about what to download?
Automatically detect and update your drivers and software with the Intel Driver Update Utility
Manually identify your Intel® wireless adapter and driver version number

Which file should you download?
Preferred for most users: ICS_s64.exe. The exe file will automatically install the driver.
Preferred for IT Administrators: ICS_s64.zip. The ZIP package allows you to extract the drivers for installation on multiple systems.

How to Install:
ICS_s64.exe: Download to a folder on your PC. Double click on ICS_s64.exe to launch installation.


Review information for IT Administrators on installation options including silent install. IT Administrators may want to consider using Intel® PROSet/Wireless Advanced Enterprise Software which includes features such as the IT Administrator Toolkit, Adapter Switching and Reset PROSet.

Additional Notes:
Features removed from this version:
Wake on Wireless LAN is not present in this version of the application.
The Intel® My WiFi Technology application is not supported for Windows Vista. This feature is available on Windows 7 only.

Intel® Wireless Display Customers:
Intel® My WiFi Technology is now installed by default. Because of this, Intel® Wireless Display users no longer need to install a special version of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility.

How to update your software:
1. Close the Intel® Wireless Display Software.
2. Install the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software.
3. Install the Intel® Wireless Display Software.

Intel® Wireless Display requires one of the following products:
-Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200
-Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250

OEM Supplied Versus Intel Provided Generic Software:

Intel recommends that you obtain and use the software provided via your laptop manufacturer.

OEM Software Download Locations: Listing of Laptop Manufacturer's Web Sites.

Intel is a supplier of laptop components and does not manufacture or sell complete laptop systems. The software provided by Intel below is a generic version. Each laptop computer original equipment manufacturer (OEM) may have altered the features, incorporated customizations, or made other changes to the software or software packaging they provide. The software provided has not been verified by your laptop manufacturer as to compatibility or other operation.

ICS Software Download

Size: 41607 (KB) Time 56 Kbps: 96.31 min Download

Online Crash Analysis (OCA) - Intel(R) 82810/82815 Graphics Controllers

Listed below are several resources to help you find a solution to the error messages presented by Windows* XP Online Crash Analysis. The OCA message you see may suggest that you need to update your graphics driver as a possible solution. Additional links are provided below with further information on your particular chipset.

Common Symptoms
The system hangs and or reboots automatically, followed by one of these errors:

Error: "Your system has recovered from a serious error. Display driver for the device was unable to complete a drawing operation. Display driver for the [graphics device] seems to be responsible for the instability. Check the manufacturer for a device driver update."
Error: "The driver for the display device got stuck in an infinite loop."
Error: "0xEA - Hardware Hang"
Error: "0x8E - Access Violation"
Error: "0x50 - Memory Issue"

These types of errors indicate that the operating system has determined that the graphics driver was taking too long for an operation to complete and that the driver appears to have stopped responding. To the operating system, it appears as though the graphics driver may be stuck in an infinite loop. This sort of error only occurs in Microsoft* Windows.

Step 1: Get the final graphics driver for your chipset

Note: The Intel® 82810 and Intel® 82815 graphics controllers have entered into limited engineering support mode. Intel will continue to make existing graphics drivers available, but will no longer release updates to the graphics drivers for these products.

Download the final graphics driver

Note: This is a reference driver with generic settings and functionality that has been validated on the operating system and Intel Chipset used in your system. Some system providers modify the reference driver to add or remove certain features before validating the driver for use with their systems. Please check with your system provider to see if they have a display/graphics driver that has been customized and validated for your particular system.

Step 2: Additional troubleshooting

If you continue to see issues with the latest graphics driver, please use the following steps to further isolate the issue:

*Does the issue occur frequently or is it a random issue? If the issue always occurs when the system is performing a certain operation, such as running a particular application or game, then you might check with the software vendor or the Intel® Graphics Gaming Guide to see if there are any patches, fixes, special device settings, service packs, product updates or other such workarounds available.
When was the last time the system worked without errors? What changes were made since this time, such as driver updates, adding hardware, or installing software? You might remove the changes made (uninstall hardware or software recently added or roll back drivers to the previous version) to see if the issues go away.
Do you have the latest BIOS for your system? You might check with the motherboard manufacturer or system vendor to see if there is a BIOS update available. Newer graphics drivers rely on current system BIOS updates.
Does the issue happen when your monitor is set to a particular setting? If so, you might try to change your video resolution settings back to a standard refresh rate and color depth to see if the issues go away.

Additional Resources

The following links are additional resources that will provide valuable information for your product:

Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller (Intel® 815 Chipset Family)
Intel® 82810 Graphics Controller (Intel® 810 Chipset Family)
Intel® Graphics Gaming Guide

Operating System:
Windows 2000*, Windows XP Professional*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition*, Windows XP Media Center Edition*