You cannot simply insert the SQL Server 2000 CD (or mount the ISO) and run setup.exe on a modern PC. The installer for SQL Server 2000 is incompatible with modern versions of Windows.
platform. This shift allowed the database engine to bypass the 4 GB memory limit inherent to 32-bit systems, enabling direct access to massive amounts of RAM—up to
The 64-bit installation did not include GUI tools like Enterprise Manager or Query Analyzer. Microsoft required users to manage the server remotely from a 32-bit machine.