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SQL Server 2000 (32-bit) Security Patch MS03-031

Brief Description
This is the security patch for SQL Server 2000 as described in the MS03-031 bulletin.

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Quick Details
File Name:SQL2000-KB815495-8.00.0818-ENU.exe
Version:8.0
Security Bulletins:MS03-031
Date Published:8/11/2003
Language:English
Download Size:730 KB - 29.5 MB*
Estimated Download Time: 37 min 56K
*Download size depends on selected download components.
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Overview

This is the security patch for SQL Server 2000 as described in the MS03-031 bulletin. A number of security issues have been identified in Microsoft SQL Server. For example, an attacker could cause the system to hang and become unresponsive. You can help protect your system by installing this patch from Microsoft.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3, Service Pack 3a
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine Service Pack 3, Service Pack 3a

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Instructions

  1. Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

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Additional Information

If you are installing the patch on a machine running Windows NT 4.0, you might receive connection errors when you use named pipes to connect to a patched machine running SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server 2000. For more information on this problem and a hotfix to correct it, please refer to
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823492

If you are installing the patch on a machine running SQL Server 2000, you might encounter the problem described in the following knowledge-base article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826161. This article also contains the download location for a fix to the problem.

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