FIX: Error message when you try to run a query on a linked server in SQL Server 2000

This article includes the following information about this hotfix release:

• The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
• The prerequisites for applying this hotfix package
• Whether you must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix package
• Whether this hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
• Whether you must make any registry changes after you apply this hotfix package
• The files that are contained in this hotfix package

When you try to run a query on a linked server in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you may receive the following error message:For a list of all publicly released SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 4 hotfixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

The installer does not install this hotfix correctly on x64-based systems. This installation issue occurs when the following conditions are true:

• The system uses the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) AMD64 processor architecture or the Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) processor architecture.
  
  Note This issue does not occur on systems that use the Intel Itanium processor architecture.
• The system is running a 64-bit version of the Microsoft Windows Server operating system.
• The system is running a 32-bit version of SQL Server 2000.

We have corrected this installation issue in later builds of SQL Server 2000, starting with version 8.00.2244. When a customer who is running SQL Server 2000 on an x64-based system requests this hotfix, we will provide a build that includes this hotfix and that can be installed correctly on an x64-based system. The build that we provide will be version 8.00.2244 or a later version.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed. For information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 SP4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have change the registry after you apply this hotfix.

File information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that are listed in this article. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

SQL Server 2000, 32-bit x86 versions

SQL Server 2000, Itanium architecture version

To work around this problem, you can add the OPTION(HASH JOIN) query hint to the query.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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