Cannot install SQL 2000

When I try to install SQL 2000 on my pc windows xp sp 2 I get previous
programme installation left pending files please restart. I already restarted
five times but it still doesn't work. Anybody got a clue why it's happening?
Perhaps this applies?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312995/en-us
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"lc_craze" <lccraze@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to install SQL 2000 on my pc windows xp sp 2 I get previous
> programme installation left pending files please restart. I already restarted
> five times but it still doesn't work. Anybody got a clue why it's happening?
|||Hi
I think there are still some registry entries remaining in the Registry of
the system. Delete the entries for SQL Server.
1) go to 'START -> RUN'
2) type 'regedit' and run it.
3) go to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\' folder.
4) delet the folder 'Microsoft SQL Server' in it.
CAUTION: backup your registry before doing any changes to it else you'll end
up with all haywire.
After deleting that folder, reboot once and then try installing SQL again.
Hope this helps :-)
Regards
Amer M J
MCP
"lc_craze" wrote:

> When I try to install SQL 2000 on my pc windows xp sp 2 I get previous
> programme installation left pending files please restart. I already restarted
> five times but it still doesn't work. Anybody got a clue why it's happening?