Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.

This applies to the following editions: Compact, Developer, Embedded, Enterprise, Enterprise for Itanium-based Systems, Enterprise X64, Express, Express with Advanced Services, Standard, Standard for Itanium-based Systems, Standard X64, Workgroup

Important

Support for this product has ended. See migration guidance below.

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing	Start Date	Mainstream End Date	Extended End Date
Microsoft SQL Server 2005	2006-01-14T00:00:00.000-08:00	2011-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00	2016-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
Service Pack 4	2010-12-13T00:00:00.000-08:00	2016-04-12T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 3	2008-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:00	2012-01-10T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 2	2007-02-19T00:00:00.000-08:00	2010-01-12T22:59:59.999-08:00
Service Pack 1	2006-04-18T00:00:00.000-08:00	2008-04-08T22:59:59.999-08:00
Original Release	2006-01-14T00:00:00.000-08:00	2007-07-10T22:59:59.999-08:00

Links

• Migration guidance
• Service pack policy

Note

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition released February 19, 2007.

Editions

• Compact
• Developer
• Embedded
• Enterprise
• Enterprise for Itanium-based Systems
• Enterprise X64
• Express
• Express with Advanced Services
• Standard
• Standard for Itanium-based Systems
• Standard X64
• Workgroup