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zoltym
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Connect to MS SQL 2000

‎04-20-2022 05:18 AM

Can I connect to MS SQL2000 using a native client? There seems to be a problem in the latest version of Power BI Desktop in April.

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‎04-24-2022 10:59 PM

Hi @zoltym ,

 

You may refer to following offical blog about Power BI data source prerequisites.

Power BI currently support the Minimum data source version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2005+. So Power BI Desktop doesn't support SQL 2000.

RicoZhou_0-1650865632902.png

If you want to use SQL Server connecter in Power BI, please upgrade your SQL Server version to the latest version and try again.

For reference: Refresh data from an on-premises SQL Server database

 

Or you can try ODBC connecter.

Here is a post  with a similar problem like yours, I hope it could help you.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
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‎04-24-2022 10:59 PM

Hi @zoltym ,

 

You may refer to following offical blog about Power BI data source prerequisites.

Power BI currently support the Minimum data source version of SQL Server is SQL Server 2005+. So Power BI Desktop doesn't support SQL 2000.

RicoZhou_0-1650865632902.png

If you want to use SQL Server connecter in Power BI, please upgrade your SQL Server version to the latest version and try again.

For reference: Refresh data from an on-premises SQL Server database

 

Or you can try ODBC connecter.

Here is a post  with a similar problem like yours, I hope it could help you.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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zoltym
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‎04-24-2022 11:10 PM

The error with connecting to MS SQL2000 does not appear until the April 2022 version. I know I can replace it with ODBC.

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