Installing SP1 from the Command Line
Like the SQL Server 2008 main install, SP1 can also be installed from the command line with no user interaction. This capability is useful if you need to install SP1 to a number of servers and want to avoid having to go through all the SP1 Install Wizard screens each time. To run SP1 from the command line, you must first extract the setup files from the SP1 download file, which is an executable archive file. You can do this by running the SQLServer2008SP1-KB968369-x64-ENU.exe file with the /x option from the command line. This launches the extractor, which prompts you for a location to extract the files to. Alternatively, you can specify a directory on a local drive to have it extract the setup files to automatically: ...
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