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Is there SP3 for SQL Server Express?

At: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30438

It says:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack 2 is a free and feature-rich database for developing and deploying SQL Server 2008 R2.

But I need to have SP3. So, do I look for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack 3.

Or, I just do this installation and then add SP?

Thank you.
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>>Is there SP3 for SQL Server Express?
    Yes. there is one
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27597

>>do I look for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack 3.
Or, I just do this installation and then add SP?
    You can do this in both the ways. If  you want to install both base build and SP3 in a single shot, you need to slipstream them. More details in below link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/petersad/archive/2011/07/13/how-to-slipstream-sql-server-2008-r2-and-a-sql-server-2008-r2-service-pack-1-sp1.aspx
(Same holds good for SP3)

The other way is to install the Base build first and then install SP3.

Hope this helps!