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 Posted by Stu on 07/16/06 02:57 
What version of SQL Server are you installing?  Developer, Personal, 
and MSDE are the only versions that run on XP. 
 
Stu 
 
Steve wrote: 
> I have a Windows XP machine that I have run SQL Server on in the past. 
> I recently re-formatted the hard drive and re-installed XP from scratch, 
> and now when I try to re-install SQL Server 2000, I get an error message 
> saying that the "server component is not supported on this operating 
> system.  Only client components will be available for installation."  I 
> have a hard time understanding why the server components can't be 
> installed on XP, especially since I've installed them before on this 
> same machine. 
> 
> Can anyone explain why this might be, and what I can do (if anything) so 
> that it can be installed again? 
>  
> Thanks. 
>  
> Steve
 
  
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