HELP: Cannot install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and MSDE desktop engine

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Hi, I just bought Dell PowerEdge 400SC with P4(Hyper Threading). I have Windows XP Professional edition with Service Pack 1 on the server. When I tried to install Microsoft SQL Server 2000, the installation process hangs on the step 'configuration server....'. I tried several times even let it run for a whole night but that dialog was still there. Even though the installation cannot finish, I can see the server process running from the task manager. The following is the error log for the installation of SQL Server 2000. The error log for installation of MSDE is basically the same, what I should do?   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004-06-16 21:44:11.14 server Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.760 (Intel X86) Dec 17 2002 14:22:05 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation Desktop Engine on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 1) 2004-06-16 21:44:11.15 server Copyright (C) 1988-2002 Microsoft Corporation. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.15 server All rights reserved. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.15 server Server Process ID is 3688. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.15 server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG'. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.17 server SQL Server is starting at priority class 'normal'(2 CPUs detected). 2004-06-16 21:44:11.37 server SQL Server configured for thread mode processing. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.39 server Using dynamic lock allocation. [500] Lock Blocks, [1000] Lock Owner Blocks. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.49 spid4 Warning ****************** 2004-06-16 21:44:11.49 spid4 SQL Server started in single user mode. Updates allowed to system catalogs. 2004-06-16 21:44:11.57 spid4 Starting up database 'master'. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.17 server Using 'SSNETLIB.DLL' version '8.0.766'. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.17 spid5 Starting up database 'model'. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.24 spid4 Server name is 'DELLSERVER'. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.24 spid4 Skipping startup of clean database id 5 2004-06-16 21:44:12.29 spid4 Skipping startup of clean database id 6 2004-06-16 21:44:12.29 spid4 Starting up database 'msdb'. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.53 server SQL server listening on Shared Memory. 2004-06-16 21:44:12.53 server SQL Server is ready for client connections 2004-06-16 21:44:12.62 spid5 Clearing tempdb database. 2004-06-16 21:44:13.43 spid5 Starting up database 'tempdb'. 2004-06-16 21:44:13.54 spid4 Recovery complete. 2004-06-16 21:44:13.54 spid4 SQL global counter collection task is created. 2004-06-16 21:44:13.57 spid4 Warning: override, autoexec procedures skipped. 2004-06-16 21:46:16.59 spid4 SQL Server is terminating due to 'stop' request from Service Control Manager.

msgale · Answer

Microsoft doesn't care what type of machine you use, but they care which O/S you use.  This is a link to the O/S requirements for diffeerent versions of SQL Server 2000. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/sysreqs/2000/default.asp

huskerchen · Answer

The OS I use is Microsoft Windows XP Professional. I know SQL Server2000 can be installed on XP Pro but I cannot get it work on Dell PowerEdge 400sc. Should I install some patch or service pack for SQL Server? My XP Pro has the latest update and it sould be fine. This problem has bothered me a while and now it becomes an urgent problem. Please help!

msgale · Answer

I am confused Microsoft says, for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition must run a Microsoft Server.  Windows XP is not a server.  SQL Server 2000 Evaluation Edition and Developer Edition can run on Windows XP.  SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition and SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) can no run on WIndows XP  You naver said which Server version you had.  Question - are you conforming to their requirements?  If not, why do you think it should work?

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