If you are not patient enough, i did the same quest few days ago and i posted all the info on how to get rpg maker 2000 from a good site.
everything is posted at the thread of the game endless nova
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...t=1466&page=30
I posted the info for the basic pack of rpg maker 2000 but there are more tools that you can find on the same web page, if you are planning to make games.
i tried myself the files of the basic pack and are working ok.