I am trying to install SQL Server 2000 on Windows XP Professional. It completes all files copying etc. but at end it displays an error and quits. Error Log file contains following lines


2005-02-03 17:07:16.26 server Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.194 (Intel X86)
Aug 6 2000 00:57:48
Copyright (c) 1988-2000 Microsoft Corporation
Personal Edition on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: )

2005-02-03 17:07:16.26 server Copyright (C) 1988-2000 Microsoft Corporation.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.27 server All rights reserved.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.27 server Server Process ID is 1340.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.27 server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\log\ERRORLOG'.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.29 server SQL Server is starting at priority class 'normal'(1 CPU detected).
2005-02-03 17:07:16.29 server SQL Server configured for thread mode processing.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.30 server Using dynamic lock allocation. [500] Lock Blocks, [1000] Lock Owner Blocks.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.31 spid3 Warning ******************
2005-02-03 17:07:16.31 spid3 SQL Server started in single user mode. Updates allowed to system catalogs.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.31 spid3 Starting up database 'master'.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 spid3 Server name is 'RAJESH'.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 spid3 Skipping startup of clean database id 4
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 spid3 Skipping startup of clean database id 5
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 spid3 Skipping startup of clean database id 6
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 server Using 'SSNETLIB.DLL' version '8.0.194'.
2005-02-03 17:07:16.74 spid5 Starting up database 'model'.
2005-02-03 17:07:17.27 spid5 Clearing tempdb database.
2005-02-03 17:07:18.22 spid5 Starting up database 'tempdb'.
2005-02-03 17:07:18.45 spid3 Recovery complete.
2005-02-03 17:07:18.50 spid3 Warning: override, autoexec procedures skipped.
2005-02-03 17:07:22.18 server SQL server listening on TCP, Shared Memory, Named Pipes.
2005-02-03 17:07:22.18 server SQL server listening on 90.0.0.7:1433, 127.0.0.1:1433.
2005-02-03 17:07:22.18 server SQL Server is ready for client connections
2005-02-03 17:07:31.55 spid3 SQL Server is terminating due to 'stop' request from Service Control Manager.


I searched internet for the problem and it says personal edition will run on xp. Can not find out what may be the exact reason.

Thanks in advance

Rajesh