QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??

[BD]

Hi, all.

I'm setting up a SQL 2000 install on a Windows 2K3 server box.

When I launch setup, I get a warning screen that the software is not
supported.

But the install works, I can create databases, and all seems okay.

What's up with this? Would I not get MS Support with this
configuration?

Thanks,

BD

[Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??


"BD" <bobby_dread@ho tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, all.
>
> I'm setting up a SQL 2000 install on a Windows 2K3 server box.
>
> When I launch setup, I get a warning screen that the software is not
> supported.
>
> But the install works, I can create databases, and all seems okay.
>
> What's up with this? Would I not get MS Support with this
> configuration?[/color]

If you install SP4 (and you should) you'll be fine. And that config is
supported.

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>
> Thanks,
>
> BD
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[BD]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??

>If you install SP4 (and you should) you'll be fine. And that config is supported.

Sounds good. I saw the warning screen but didn't look all that close -
I think it only warned against SP2 and lower...

[Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??


"BD" <bobby_dread@ho tmail.com> wrote in message
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> >If you install SP4 (and you should) you'll be fine. And that config is[/color][/color]
supported.[color=blue]
>
> Sounds good. I saw the warning screen but didn't look all that close -
> I think it only warned against SP2 and lower...[/color]

Correct, but as SP4 is the latest, there's very little reason not to use it.

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[BD]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??

>Correct, but as SP4 is the latest, there's very little reason not to use it.

Oh yes; I quite agree.

[Erland Sommarskog]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??

Greg D. Moore (Strider) (mooregr_delete th1s@greenms.co m) writes:[color=blue]
> Correct, but as SP4 is the latest, there's very little reason not to use
> it.[/color]

But note that if you have a machine with more than 2GB memory, you should
get hotfix 2040, the build number after SP4.



--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarsk og.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/productdoc/2000/books.asp

[BD]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??

>But note that if you have a machine with more than 2GB memory, you should[color=blue]
>get hotfix 2040, the build number after SP4.[/color]

Thanks - didn't know about that one...

[Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)]

Re: QUESTION: No Support for SQL 2K on W2K3??


"Erland Sommarskog" <esquel@sommars kog.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9709EE9 BC8458Yazorman@ 127.0.0.1...[color=blue]
> Greg D. Moore (Strider) (mooregr_delete th1s@greenms.co m) writes:[color=green]
> > Correct, but as SP4 is the latest, there's very little reason not to use
> > it.[/color]
>
> But note that if you have a machine with more than 2GB memory, you should
> get hotfix 2040, the build number after SP4.
>[/color]

Ah, good point.

I'm facing the situation next weekend.

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>
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarsk og.se
>
> Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinf...2000/books.asp
>[/color]