From badnbusy @ ieXbeta

Exclusive: Microsoft have just now released SP3 for their SQL Server 2000!

This release of Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Microsoft® SQL Server? 2000 is provided in three parts:

Database Components SP3 provides updates for the database components of an instance of SQL Server 2000, excluding instances of the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine. Database Components SP3 includes updates to: Read More
- The database engine.
- Database client tools and utilities such as SQL Server Enterprise Manager and the osql utility.
- Database client connectivity components, such as the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server 2000, the SQL Server 2000 ODBC driver, and the client Net-Libraries.

Analysis Services SP3 provides updates for the SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services components of a SQL Server 2000 installation, including:
- Analysis Services.
- Analysis Services client components, which include Analysis Manager and the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services.
- Database client connectivity components, such as the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server 2000, the SQL Server 2000 ODBC driver, and the client Net-Libraries.

Desktop Engine SP3 provides updates for the database components of an instance of SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (also referred to as MSDE 2000), including:
- The database engine.
- Database client connectivity components, such as the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server 2000, the SQL Server 2000 ODBC driver, and the client Net-Libraries

You can install the three parts of SP3 described above individually. However, if you want to upgrade both your database components and Analysis Services components, you must apply both the SP3 database components and the SP3 Analysis Services components.

Important: You must upgrade computers running Microsoft® Windows® XP to Windows XP Service Pack 1 before applying SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.


- Download SQL Server 2000 SP3...
- More Information...
- View the SP3 Fixlist...
- Visit the SQL Server website...

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