Hello everyone,
I finally have a reason and some time to learn a little more about SQL Server. So anyway, I can't install it. I'm trying to install MS SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition. I'm using a Windows XP pro machine that exceeds all the hardware requirements. Pop the disk in, the install window opens. I navigate through it to the "Install Database Server" option and click that. The window closes. A tiny window pops up that says something like "Installing with DemoShield". That's it. Nothing else happens. The CD drive stops winding and all is silent. If I pop open task manager, the processes tab shows that SQLSTP.EXE and SETUPSQL.EXE are both running. I've looked around and can't really find anything about this. I've shut down almost every service on this machine, killed almost every running process, tried everything I could think of with the same results. Kinda ticking me off. Anybody have any idea what's going on here? Thanks a ton,


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