I've installed eval copy of SQL2000 on my XP Prof Edition without any problem. The account I used during installation belongs to "System administrator" group.
Don Li --- Peter Tilbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does not appear to be the draconian measures > instilled by the > "Administrators" of our new work network install of > WinXp Pro. At the very > end of the SQL Server 2000 install (Personal > Edition) a permissions error is > encountered and the install fails. > > I've tried the install at home with the same result > (licensed XP and SQL > Server). > > Any ideas on how to get SQL Server 2000 installed > under XP Pro? This is > straight off the CD-ROM so I cannot even apply the > SP2 as yet. > > Grateful for any help - even though MySQL is good - > very good - our > production environment is SQL. > > Thanks! > > PT! > > == > Peter Tilbrook > ColdGen Pty. Ltd. > > http://www.coldgen.dns2go.com/ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4