Installing SQL Server 2000 on WinXP

[infern0]

duseng - pm me, i send you mine .ins As i say i didnt try 2000 with this key, coz i have developer edition version.
QuickeneR - i didnt - max i try was 3 users. btw - you right:

Developer edition is designed to allow developers to build any type of application on top of SQL Server. It includes all the functionality of Enterprise Edition but with a special development and test end-user license agreement (EULA) that prohibits production deployment.

[omidgl]

What you need is to setup "Microsoft Desktop Engine" (MSDE) after SQL server 2000 installation.
It's in directory "MSDE" in sql server 2000 CD. Install it and it'll work in win XP.

Of course for real working it needs a server OS. but for testing and developing, it works fine.

Regards
OMID