When running the install package for 1.6.5, it gets past the 'Install Visual Studio Templates' step successfully, but each time it gets about 75% done with 'Build StrataFrame Databases' and I get an error which says "An error occurred while deploying the meta-data to the server.  Please help so that I can get the new version installed.  Thanks.

Yes, the SF data is on is a 2000 server.  We have 2005 servers and if this needs to be moved to one of those it can be done, but would rather not if we can find a better fix. 

You will be better served, especially in the long-term, if you move the StrataFrame database to a SQL Server 2005 instance.  There are going to be some 2005 and above features that we start taking advantage of...this will probably be the fastest route to a fix today for you as well.  I will look into this and load a SQL Server 2000 instance somewhere.

Just FYI I am loading a SQL Server 200 instance now for testing, but I am not sure when we will post a fix.  We are working through the issue.