Minimum Requirements
Processor
166-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor
Operating System
•SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition can run on the following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2003 R2
•Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition1
•Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition2
•Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition3
•Windows® 2000 Server
•Windows 2000 Advanced Server
•Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
•SQL Server 2000 Evaluation Edition and Developer Edition and Workgroup Edition can run on the following operating systems:
•Operating systems listed above for Enterprise and Standard Editions
•Windows XP Professional
•Windows XP Home Edition
•Windows 2000 Professional
•SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition4 and SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) can run on the following operating systems:
•Operating systems listed above for Enterprise, Standard, Evaluation, and Developer Editions
•Windows Server 2003, Web Edition5 (MSDE only)
•Windows 98
•Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Memory6
•Enterprise Edition: 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM; 128 MB recommended
•Standard Edition: 64 MB
•Workgroup Edition: 64 MB
•Evaluation Edition: 64 MB; 128 MB recommended
•Developer Edition: 64 MB
•Personal Edition: 128 MB for Windows XP; 64 MB for Windows 2000; 32 MB for other operating systems
•MSDE: 128 MB for Windows XP; 64 MB for Windows 2000; 32 MB for other operating systems
Hard Disk7
Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Evaluation, Developer, and Personal Editions require:
•95–270 MB of available hard disk space for the server; 250 MB for a typical installation.
•50 MB of available hard disk space for a minimum installation of Analysis Services; 130 MB for a typical installation.
•80 MB of available hard disk space for English Query.
MSDE requires 44 MB of available hard disk space.
Drive
CD-ROM drive
Display
VGA or higher-resolution monitor
Other Devices
•Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later
•Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP have built-in network software. Additional network software is required if you are using Banyan VINES or AppleTalk ADSP. Novell NetWare IPX/SPX client support is provided by the NWLink protocol of Windows-based networking.
Client Support:
•Windows 958, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Home Edition are supported.
•UNIX, Apple Macintosh, and OS/2 require Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) client software from a non-Microsoft vendor.
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