Unspecified Error 80004005 Only In Windows 2000

Connecting to the database to change a record works fine in xp/xphome but trying the same
thing in 2000 workstaton causes the error above.
Here is the script....tried adding a password to sa, but same results
Any help would surely be appreciated
'==========================================================================
' NAME: templateselector.vbs
' DATE : 6/22/2006
'
' COMMENT: Runs from an External Process. Assigns a template to an client
' and starts a PXE reset
'==========================================================================

'Define sConnection from View -> console options - copy/paste database connection string
sConnection="Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Persist Security Info=False;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=WINSTALL8;Data Source=ServerONDSQL;password=capture"

'Define sTemplateID Guid with the GUID for the specific template - DB table WIPXE_Templates
sTemplateID="{D204C283-8ABA-4D5F-9F9E-618B73BA0CF9}"

'==========================================================================

Set conn = createObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Open (sConnection)

Set oWshNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
sCompName = oWshNet.ComputerName

SQLTEXT="select * from WICON_MACHINES where name = '"&sCompName&"'"
Set nodeRS = conn.execute(SQLTEXT)

sMID=nodeRS("MachineID")


SQLTEXT="update WIPXECR_CLIENTS set templateid='"&sTemplateID&"', RESETCMD='1', RESETSTATUS='1' where machineid='"&sMID&"'"
Set nodeRS = conn.execute(SQLTEXT)