Go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=413744D1-A0BC-479F-BAFA-E4B278EB9147&displaylang=en

Download and install MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine)

Then you can use client tools. 

Read this

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323630&sd=tech

The most information I have found in the SQL Server Books Online is

under Using Encryption Methods, Data in Network Packets.

"For compatibility with earlier versions of SQL Server, the

Multiprotocol Net-Library continues...

In today SQLServerCentra.com news

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/hji/usingvbscripttoautomatetasks.asp

Stops the message indicating the number of rows affected by a Transact-SQL statement from being returned as part of the results.

Syntax

SET NOCOUNT { ON | OFF }

Remarks

When SET NOCOUNT...

SELECT TOP 30000

Have you tried SELECT TOP 10? Do you have same problem with 10 records?

If you do try change WHILE loop to something like(insted of SET ROWCOUNT)

WHILE...