How to Extract SQL Server Service Pack To Specific Location


You rarely want to extract SQL server service pack, But if you are at this blog means you either want to update sql server on stand alone cluster or your installation have some errors

Quick steps:

  1. Open Command prompt (with run as administrator)
  2. Type below command:

  •            Syntax: name of service pack  -x:  extract location 
  •            Example:  I am extracting file of sql 2012 sp2 Cu8

          “D:\Software\CU8\SQLServer2012-KB3082561-x64 –x: D:\software\CU8\extract”



Now go and check D: drive having a folder named as per screenshot (8f9f401aba…….)




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