Conclusion for today: You cannot natively run this edition on any standard server or PC produced in the last 12 years. The only paths are:
The first source of confusion is usually the version itself. When SQL Server 2000 was released, the landscape was different. ms sql server 2000 developer edition 64 bit
Reality Check: If you are trying to install SQL Server 2000 on a modern Intel Xeon or AMD Ryzen processor (x64 architecture), you are likely installing the 32-bit version of the software. The good news? Modern 64-bit Windows has a feature called WOW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit), which allows 32-bit applications to run. Conclusion for today: You cannot natively run this
However, this is where the problems begin. Reality Check: If you are trying to install
This is the most critical point of confusion. When Microsoft released SQL Server 2000 64-bit, AMD's x86-64 (modern 64-bit) did not exist yet in a mainstream Microsoft OS. Windows XP 64-bit Edition was for Itanium.
Therefore, "MS SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition 64 bit" is likely compiled for IA-64 (Itanium), not Intel/AMD 64-bit (x86-64).