Temp tables and transaction log

Hi All,

I am on SQL 2000.

When I am inserting(or updating or deleting) data to/from temp tables (i.e. # tables), is transaction log created for those DML operations?

The process is, we have a huge input dataset to process. So, we insert subset(s) of input data in temp table, treat that as our input set and do the processing in parts. Can I avoid transaction log generation for these intermediate steps?

Soon, we will be moving to 2008 R2. Are there any features in 2008, which can help me in avoiding this transaction logging?

Thanks in advance