Re: Can I Install SQL 2000 on XP Pro?

From: Steve Z (szlamany_at_antarescomputing.com)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:44:53 -0800

I just did a re-install on my laptop last week - I had two
instances and wanted to clean that up...

I tried the "standard" edition CD and it would only
install client tools from that. It required that I use
the "developers" edition CD to get a laptop (non-server)
installation.

>-----Original Message-----
>I know that it says on the link you posted that it SQL
2000 Standard is not
>for installation on XP Pro, but is there any reason why I
shoudn't attempt
>this?
>
>Will it screw up my XP Pro machine or will it work or
just plain not work?
>
>Thanks
>
>"John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:_jQ%b.3959$dm6.34591955@news-text.cableinet.net...
>> Hi
>>
>> Check out:
>>
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/architec/8_ar_ts_7eur.asp?frame=true
>>
>> If you are only doing development then at under $50 the
developer edition
>is
>> great value
>> although MSDN is a good idea if you need multiple
products
>> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/development.asp
>>
>> John
>>
>> "Keith" <@.> wrote in message
news:OsJXL2X$DHA.808@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Can anyone see any problems with me installing SQL
Server 2000 on my XP
>> Pro
>> > laptop?
>> >
>> > Why would I want to do that you ask? Because I am
doing some
>development
>> > work and won't always be connected to the LAN, so
could do with SQL
>Server
>> > running on my laptop if possible.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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