I know of no hacks to get SQL Server 2000 to install on an existing Windows 10 installation. There are probably forces against you from both within the setup program (which looks for certain things on the host system) and within the operating system (which prevents many flavors of older software from getting installed, mostly for security reasons but also compatibility, stability, etc). I have tried in the past and even with compatibility override options I came across the same failures every time. A couple of ideas: • Use a virtual machine. This really is the simplest and most obvious solution.

SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) (download) adds platform support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, allowing 32-bit SQL Server 2000 applications to run on 64-bit platforms using the Windows on Windows. Is it OK to install sql server 2000 PROGRAM files on the system drive?

Most (if not all) editions of Windows 10 now support Hyper-V natively; if not, there is always (not free) and (free). • Install 2000 then upgrade. Not really practical, especially if you want to use the Windows 10 installation you already have, but if you were doing this from scratch, you could install XP/Vista/Win7, all of which should allow you to install 2000, and then upgrade. Take care, though, because some methods of upgrading to Windows 10 will relegate all of your programs and services to Windows.old, and they won't run any more. In either case, firewall the crap out of that thing, because the most recent security patches for 2000 are hard to find, and the ones that I found wouldn't install anyway. I managed to install following these steps: • Extract SP4 • Copy.SP4 x86 other sqlredis.exe to.

Originalinstallpath x86 other (this avoid mdac insall freezing) • Create this folder structure (any place): • Microsoft SQL Server 80 Tools Binn • Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL Binn • Find out sqlunirl.dll on SP4 path and copy to Binn folder above • Copy dll files on.SP4 x86 setup to Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL Binn (folder above) • Copy folder structure (created on step 3) to C: Program Files (x86) • Give full access to user logged to **Microsoft SQL Server** folder • Change install compatiblity. Originalinstallpath x86 setup setupsql.exe • XP SP2 • Run as administrator All these steps are in this tutorial.