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  • August 31, 2016 at 12:38 am

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    I don't think there's any way that SQL 2000 will install on Windows 10 (or Windows 8, or Windows 7). Get a hypervisor (Hyper-V, VMWare Player, VirtualBox), install an older OS (Server 2003 R2 should work if you can find it) and stick SQL 2000 on that.

    And when you upgrade, don't go to SQL 2005 (which has been out of support for over 5 years). Go to SQL 2016. You're going to need to test extensively and fix what's broken no matter what you upgrade to, may as well upgrade to something from this decade. 🙂

    Gail Shaw
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