I am using W2K3 Enterprise and here is my answer and opinion

(1) What runs on Vista will run on W2K3
(2) Not that I am aware of
(3)No. It is best to do a clean install of W2K3 Enterprise
(4) news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...server.general


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"Doug0819" <Doug0819@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7C9C202B-1466-436F-A2B5-987A39C76256@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am currently running Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1. Because I have
> had so much difficulty with my development and server software (Visual
> Studio, IIS, Sequel Server, etc), I am considering changing over to Windows
> Server 2003 Enterprise. I have a few questions that I hope someone will know
> the answers to.
>
> 1. Will there be many applications that I can run on Vista that will not
> run on Server 2003?
> 2. Does a utility exist that I can run before installing Server 2003 that
> will let me know if my hardware meets Server 2003 standards?
> 3. Is there anyway to install Server 2003 without first having to
> completely formatting my current harddrive (i.e. would it be possible to
> install Server 2003 over Vista)?
> 4. This might not be the best group to post this question on, but I could
> not find a group for Server 2003. If anyone knows of a better group to post
> this question on, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug