Download Microsoft SQL Server 2000 FULL

Download Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition FULL

Full-featured version available by a free download from the Web. Intended only for use in evaluating the features of SQL Server; this version will stop running 120 days after downloading.

These editions of SQL Server 2000 also include a component that allows application developers to distribute a copy of the SQL Server 2000 relational database engine with their applications. This component is named SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000). For more information, see Understanding SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000).

While functionality of the database engine in the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine is similar to the database engine in the SQL Server Editions, the size of Desktop Engine databases cannot exceed 2 GB.

Both the SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition and SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine have a concurrent workload governor that limits the performance of the database engine when more than 5 batches are executed concurrently. For more information about the concurrent workload governor, see The SQL Server 2000 Workload Governor.

Upgrading From One Edition to Another

These are the supported upgrade paths between the editions and versions of SQL Server 2000:

SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition to either SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition or SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition.
SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition to SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.
SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) to SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition or SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition.
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition to SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition, SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition, or SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition. SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition upgrades are not supported in failover clusters.