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instance is installed. When you have completed your selections, highlight

all of the nodes and then click the Install button.

While the installation is in progress, the Status column shows an

hourglass. A green checkmark is displayed when the installation

completes successfully. If the installation fails, the Status column shows a

red X. (If a failure occurs during the installation process, run the

installation again.)

Install a SQL Server Hotfix

This procedure can be used to install hotfixes for SQL Server 2000 SP3

and SP4.

Installation Considerations

SQL Server 2000 Hotfix 899761

This patch to SQL Server 2000 SP4 cannot be installed via the MxDB for

SQL Server installer. Instead, we recommend that you install Hotfix

916287, which includes the fixes in Hotfix 899761.

Hotfix Names

The installation procedure expects the names of SQL Server hotfixes to

follow the standardized naming schema defined in the following

Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842960

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822499

The installation will fail if the name of a hotfix has been changed and it no

longer matches the appropriate schema.

Installation Procedure

NOTE: Be sure to put any virtualized SQL instances into maintenance

mode before attempting to patch them.

To begin, go to the Install SQL window and select “MSSQL Hotfix

Installer” as the product. Before installing the hotfix, you will need to