Thanks to trodLAN for this one:

Finally, there has come a driver for the Gear CD-R software programs that works under Win2000
http://www.gearcdr.com/html/updates/gearwin/drivers/index.html

Windows 2000 drivers

The following software will run on Windows 2000 after running the driver installer:

- GEAR Pro 4.41
- GEAR Data 4.41
- GEAR Pro DVD 2.0

Download the GEAR Software Driver Installer