I'm not sure this can be done. I tried installing it and
got an error message that it wasn't compatible with this
server. I can't find anything on the microsoft pages
about it.

SQL 6.5 requirements say nt3.51 and up.

Does anyone have any info on this??

Thanks

I think the message you got said that it might not be compatible, but allows
you to continue on with the installation anyway. Please have a look at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249204.

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"Leonard" <support (AT) fws (DOT) net> wrote

I have installed 6.5 on windows 2000 but there is more to
the story... I did the installation on a server where
Windows/SQLServer 2000 were already installed. I did get
the compatability message that indicated(after a click on
the details tab) that the issue was with backoffice 4.0
and 4.5. I was able to complete the installation, bring up
EM and create/restore a database. I am in the middle of
trying to resolve other issues. The first is that I my
SQLServer 2000 program group does not have the upgrade tool
(which is why I install 6.5) This might be caused by the
order of installs. Also even though I have a named
instance of SQLServer 2000 I get errors connecting using
isql. I am having the server rebuilt and will install
SQLServer 6.5 then 2000. But you're right, there is no doc
that I can find that helps.

Books Online talks about running SQL Server 6.5 and SQL Server 2000 on the
same computer. Note that they cannot both be running at the same time,
however, and you do need to install SQL Server 2000 second.

Hope this helps,
Stephen Dybing

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