SQl Server 6.5 and XP pro?

[ttrainor]

Is is possible to run an instance of SQL Server 6.5 on XP Professional? My other option is to partition the disk and install NT 4.0 with BackOffice 4.0. Thanks

 

[fluteplr]

No.

SQL 6. will only run on a server OS. XP Pro is not a server OS.

 

[ttrainor]

Actually, I was asking if it were possible. I know it's possible on NT Workstation and 2000 Pro: out of necessity, in order to kick off development while my client(s) were in the process of buying a server, I've run SQL Server 6.x on both of those environments.

I am in the same situation, where the server is in transition of being upgraded (hardware), and I need to do development in preparation for that migration. Would partitioning the hard drive on the XP Pro machine and installing NT Server 4.0 be the way to go, with a dual boot?

Ordinarily, DBAs do this; but as a developer, I have had to fill in while this economic downturn runs its course. I don't mind; it gives me a chance to learn...

Thanks again