Installation - Preparing with the Software Requirements

Software requirements for BizTalk Server 2004 as follows,

Windows® 2000 Server with SP4, Windows XP Pro with SP1 and NTFS, or Windows Server™ 2003 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition.

Windows Server 2003 is required for Business Activity Services and Windows SharePoint™ Services .

Visual Studio® .NET 2003 with Visual C#® .NET
SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise, Standard, or Developer Edition with SP3a

SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition is not compatible with BizTalk Server 2004.
SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services with Service Pack 3a

Windows SharePoint™ Services (required for Business Activity Services only)