upgrading xp pro to server 2003

[dennis]

is it possible to upgrade xp pro to server 2003 or use xp
pro as a server? i have server 2003 and it says it cannot
upgrade xp pro to server 2003. is this even possible?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

is it possible to upgrade xp pro to server 2003 or use xp
pro as a server? i have server 2003 and it says it cannot
upgrade xp pro to server 2003. is this even possible?

dennis,

You cannot upgrade from a Desktop OS to a Server OS.
You will need to do a clean install of Windows Server 2003.

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[S.Sengupta]

Hi Dennis!
Windows 2003 is a sever Operating System where as Windows XP is a
Desktop Operating system.So you cannot upgrade from Win XP to Win
2003.What you have to do is clean install Windows 2003 Server.
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ssg MS-MVP
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