>I've SQL 2000 Developer installed with Full-text search at home on WIn2KSP3. When I ran install from SQL 2000 CD full-text search was listed under Server Components ( the first one on the list).

Thanks, after second verification, you are right. There is an option to install it. It's under the second option in "Upgrade, remove, or add components to an existing instance of SQL Server". I am installing it now and will keep you inform on my quest to test the full-text capability of SQL Server.