Thanks James of IEXBETA for telling me (multiple times) ;) about this here update. Read more for... more information! Microsoft has just now released SP3 for their SQL Server 2000
This release of Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 is provided in three parts:
Database Components SP3 provides updates for the database components of an instance of SQL Server 2000, excluding instances of the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine. Database Components SP3 includes updates to:
- The database engine.
- Database client tools and utilities such as SQL Server Enterprise Manager and the osql utility.
- Database client connectivity components, such as the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server 2000, the SQL Server 2000 ODBC driver, and the client Net-Libraries.