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You may receive an error message when you try to install SQL Server on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

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Symptoms

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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Status

This behavior is by design.

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More information

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:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430828.aspx

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References

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 PRB: Windows Server 2003 support for SQL Server 2000

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Keywords: KB819258, kbprb, kberrmsg, kbsetup, kbweb

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Article Info
Article ID : 819258
Revision : 6
Created on : 3/4/2004
Published on : 3/4/2004
Exists online : False
Views : 339