>>>>RTM means Released to Manufacturing. For all I know, they could have done a later release of that included the service packs. Why have they made this so obscure? >>> >>>RTM means original Released to Manufacturing. If product is re-released with service packs it's not called RTM anymore. >>> >>>>What about SQL Server patches that come along between service packs? >>> >>>What patches? Can you be more specific? >> >>One example http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9814AE9D-BD44-40C5-ADD3-B8C99618E68D&displaylang=en > >You will need Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx or third party tool, if there's one.