Installing the SQL Server 2000 database on Windows 10

Win10 itself is a better-compatible operating system, and there are a lot of people who are consulting how to install the SQL Server 2000 database on Windows 10 without success. The main is stuck in the installation process of the mdac2.6 installation, has been stopped here do not move.

According to our own practice, the successful installation of the SQL Server 2000 database standard version of Windows, the key to successful installation is "Do not" to set the installation Program Compatibility mode (compatible with XP SP2) run, directly as an administrator to run SQL Server Setup.

First, replace the old SQLUNIRL.DLL

\x86\system\sqlunirl the SQL Server Setup program. The DLL is replaced with the Win10 C:\windows\system32\ directory.

Ii. running the SQL Server Setup program

Run \x86\setup\setupsql directly in Administrator mode. EXE Installer (remember not to run in compatibility mode, because the mdac2.6 installation package can be successfully installed in non-compatibility mode, the compatibility mode installation will stop moving).

Installing the SQL Server 2000 database on Windows 10