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We have 4-nodes cluster (W2K3 x64) with 3 virtual servers. Each virtual server contains one named SQL Server instance (2000 EE x86)). I installed hotfix 2187...

Yes, I did it from active node

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager stores information about registered servers in the following registry branch:

HKEY_USERS\<UserSID>\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\SQLEW\Registered Server X.

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Generally I...