Please post SQL 2000-related questions in the SQL 2000 forums. If you post in the 2005 forums, you're very likely to get 2005-specific solutions.
The Information schema exists in 2000 as well, and looks the same as it does in 2005.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability