Install Windows 2003 Server

[Buddy Home]

Can I install Windows Server 2003 on top of Windows XP Pro SP2.

 

[Mark]

Not that I am aware of and why would you want to do that anyway?

 

[Haggis]

Not that I am aware of and why would you want to do that anyway?

only win NT and 2000 not XP

 

[Buddy Home]

I want to Install Exchange 2003 or 2007 and it requires Windows 2003 Server.

Could I install Exchange 2003 under Vista.

 

[John John]

only win NT and 2000 not XP

I may be wrong but as far as I know, excepting NT 3.51 to NT4 Server,
you cannot upgrade *any* workstation operating system to *any* server
operating system. Did that change with Server 2003?

John

 

[Mr. BarkyVonSchnauzer]

Exchange has to be installed on a version of server (server 2003 or what
have you), not a desktop operating system.
Sorry,

 

[Buddy Home]

I'm basically want the mail server and ftp server feature of exchange which
is why I was thinking of installing Exchange 2003 on to my WINXP PRO, but
this failed and said I must install windows 2003 server.

I wanted to check first if I can install Windows 2003 Server on top of
Windows XP Pro.

Looks like I cannot to this unless I reformat my harddisk.

 

[Haggis]

I may be wrong but as far as I know, excepting NT 3.51 to NT4 Server, you
cannot upgrade *any* workstation operating system to *any* server
operating system. Did that change with Server 2003?

John

no it didn't still server to server

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Can I install Windows Server 2003 on top of Windows XP Pro SP2.

No. There's never been any supported upgrade path to transition from a
client operating system to a server OS.


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Bruce Chambers

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