Why do I need to install Internet Explorer 4.0, Internet Explorer Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 4 before installing SQL Server 7.0?
You need to install Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 and Internet Explorer Service Pack 1 to use SQL Server Enterprise Manager. SQL Server Enterprise Manager is now a snap-in to Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which requires Internet Explorer 4.0. You need to install Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 4 to use new features in SQL Server, such as scatter-gather I/O.