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sql 7 on NT4 wanting to move to win2003 and sql2000

hello all

i am running a NT4 sp6a machine w/ SQL7.  I am getting frequent crashes and its time to upgrade.

so...my question is how should i do this? upgrade sql 7 to sql2000 on NT4 then upgrade the os to win2003??

can i upgrade the OS to win2003 then upgrade sql7 to sql2000?

i had heard sql7 will not run on windows 2003

any help would be greatly appreciated

chris
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To run on Server 2003, SQL 2000 MUST be at service pack 3 or later.  So, I'd upgrade to SQL 2000 first (applying the service pack), then upgrade to Windows 2003.  ('ll Try to find documentation on this).
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