Installing Windows 2003 Server - Enterprise Edition - on partitioned PC running Windows XP Pro and O

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SUMMARY

We want to install Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition into its own partition on a Dell 300 Server. Windows XP Professional and Office Professional are running in a different partition as a PC platform for guest users. The client has decided to use the server as a guest PC primarily until we complete a trial of Windows 2003 Server. Based on the trial we may elect to dedicate a box as server and move the guest PC.

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We're installding on a partitioned Dell 300SC Server. The server is running Windows XP Professional and Office Professional as a PC platform in one of the partitions. The Windows 2003 Server documentation states that we should receive an option to change drives when we insert the CD-ROM. Instead, we received a message that it can not be installed because there is no upgrade to Windows 2003 Server from XP.

We do not want to upgrade. We do want a clean install of Windows 2003 Server in a separate partition. Please direct me to where I can go to get coaching on addressing this issue and completing the trail.

NOTE: we have access to Partition Commander, a utility that purports to allow management and change to partitions - outside Windows.

Thank you,

Chris Bennett
Direct Line: 301.405.7854
Wireless: 301.573.3092

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

As long as you have an empty partition, you can easily
install Windows Server 2003 by selecting "New Installation"
during the initial setup phase. After rebooting, you'll be
given a choice as to which partition you wish to install it on.
It is the same installation procedure as Windows XP.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| SUMMARY
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| We want to install Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition into its own partition on a Dell 300 Server.
Windows XP Professional and Office Professional are running in a different partition as a PC platform for
guest users. The client has decided to use the server as a guest PC primarily until we complete a trial of
Windows 2003 Server. Based on the trial we may elect to dedicate a box as server and move the guest PC.
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| We're installding on a partitioned Dell 300SC Server. The server is running Windows XP Professional and
Office Professional as a PC platform in one of the partitions. The Windows 2003 Server documentation states
that we should receive an option to change drives when we insert the CD-ROM. Instead, we received a message
that it can not be installed because there is no upgrade to Windows 2003 Server from XP.
|
| We do not want to upgrade. We do want a clean install of Windows 2003 Server in a separate partition.
Please direct me to where I can go to get coaching on addressing this issue and completing the trail.
|
| NOTE: we have access to Partition Commander, a utility that purports to allow management and change to
partitions - outside Windows.
|
| Thank you,
|
| Chris Bennett
| Direct Line: 301.405.7854
| Wireless: 301.573.3092