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This release of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) provides updates for the database components of a SQL Server 7.0 or MSDE 1.0 installation. This article introduces the following information about SP4:
Service Pack versions and the removal of Service Pack 4
How to download andto extract Service Pack 4
How to install Service Pack 4
How to redistribute database components and Service Pack 4 client components
Explains the issues of running Service Pack 4 that affect sites
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IntroductionService pack versionsRemoving SP4Downloading and extracting SP4Disk space requirements for SP4Extracting Database Components SP4Service pack installationBack up SQL Server databasesMake sure the system databases have sufficient free spacePrepare cluster configurationsStop applications before you run the Service Pack 4 Setup programInstall Database Components SP4Restart servicesRecluster a cluster configurationRestart applicationsInstalling on replicated serversInstalling SP4 on a server that provides a remote distribution database for merge publicationsUpgrading a merge Publisher that receives new subscriptions to SP4 from the original release of SQL Server 7.0Installing SP4 on a merge replication SubscriberRunning SP4 replication with earlier versions of SQL ServerUpdating Access 2000 (Jet 4.0) merge replication SubscribersRedistributing Database Components SP4 client componentsDocumentation notesUpgrading client-only computers after you install SP4Upgrading Japanese database servers to Windows 2000 after you install SP4Applying SP4 to a later versionInstalling SP4 on Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server EditionNew Troubleshooting GuideReplication enhancements Optimizing replication synchronization Performance enhancements for merge processing of the initial snapshot Merge metadata cleanupChanges in Database Components New database option New sqlservr startup option Change in cursor behavior Changes in SQL Server ProfilerSQL Server clustering white paperData Transformation ServicesExporting to Oracle databasesUsing the DTS Test featureChanges to the Execute Package dialog boxData Transformation Services error messagesUse of the Set keyword in Microsoft Visual Basic scriptsChanges in DTS packages SQL Server Agent proxy account improvementsSQL Server 7.0 and Exchange 5.5The French version of SQL Server Books OnlineRepository changesImporting from DB2 and Informix databasesImproved retrieval of versioned objects