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i have been asked to patch the sql servers. we have two sql 2005 and three sql 2003 anything I should do watch out for thank you
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Backup every database (including the system tables) before you apply the service packs.

Service packs are cumulative, so you only need to apply the latest one for each version. I believe it is sp4 for SQL2000 and sp2 for SQL2005.

If possible, update a development system first and test that the application runs as expected.

Test your application after the install to verify that everything works as normal. If it does not, then you'll need to restore from the backups.
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how do I know what service pack I am on for 200sql and 2005 sql
select @@version

or  right click on the server and select properties

don't confuse the os sp and the sql server sp...