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From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:43:04 +0200

Hi,

You can install Windows 2003 server on same computer, but you can't run them
both at the same time. When booting you would have to make a choice which
OS (Windows XP or Windows 2003) you would like to run... To switch to
another OS, you would have to restart.

Mike

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0b4401c4a25b$ba737930$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Currently I have Widnows XP installed on a computer. What
> would happen If I were to install Windows Server 2003 on
> the same computer. Could I run XP normally and when I
> wanted the server online I could just run the program?
> Obviously I am a novice and would like to learn more
> before I do. Thanks

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