Purpose

This document outlines how to identify the installed version of SQL and its current Service Pack.

Using SQLCMD

1.  Open a command prompt window on the machine with SQL installed on it.

2.  Enter the following line, replacing {INSTANCE NAME} with your SQL Instances name:

sqlcmd -E -S (local)\{INSTANCE NAME}

(Example: sqlcmd -E -S (local)\SQLEXPRESS)

3.  The command prompt window should present a '1>', here type the following then press enter:

select @@Version

4.  The command prompt window should present a '2>', here type the following then press enter:

go

5.  The results will be returned below.

Using the registry

You can identify the current service pack of an SQL install by viewing the corresponding registry key.

SQL 2005

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\(Instance Name)\CurrentVersion

CurrentVersion value =
Gold:9.00.1399.*
SP1:9.00.2047.*
SP2:9.00.3042.*
SP3:9.00.4032.*
SP4:9.00.5000.*

SQL 2008

32-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion
64-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion

CurrentVersion value =
Gold:10.0.1600.*
SP1:10.0.2531.*
SP2:10.0.4000.*
SP3:10.0.5500.*

SQL 2008 R2

32-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion
64-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion

CurrentVersion value =
Gold:10.50.1600.*

SP1:10.50.2500.*

SP2:10.50.4000.*

SQL 2012

32-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion
64-Bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\(Instance Name)\MSSQLServer\CurrentVersion

CurrentVersion value =
Gold:11.0.2100.*
SP1:11.0.3000.*

Affected Product(s)

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