When you install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on a computer
that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, the SQL Server Setup program may not run successfully. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:
Windows cannot open
this program since it has been disabled.
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This
behavior is by design.
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Windows Server 2003 Web Edition is designed to build
and to host Web-based applications and Web services. Because of this, Windows Server 2003
Web Edition does not support enterprise applications, including SQL Server
2000. Therefore, when you install any enterprise applications, you must configure
your computer to run Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. For more information about Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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For additional information about Windows Server 2003 support for SQL Server 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
329329 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329329/)
PRB: Windows Server 2003 support for SQL Server 2000
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