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"Tony Firshman" <ngabuse@firshman.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Anthony R. Gold wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:36:57 +0000, Clint Sharp
>> <clint@clintsmc.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> In message <7hhmv2l0h4ap03obi9lld6ik79dkm3664k@4ax.com>, Anthony R. Gold
>>> <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> writes
>>>
>>>> My application does not need a web or FTP server so I'd like to run the
>>>> machine on XP Pro rather than Server 2003 just for cost reasons.

If cost is a factor (see below)

>>> Make sure it has XP on its list of supported operating systems, you can
>>> and do find 'odd' problems with lots of real servers when you run
>>> desktop OSs on them.
>>
>> Thanks - a point I had never considered and indeed only these are
>> supported:
>>
>> Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
>> Microsoft Windows Server 2003
>> Novell NetWare
>> Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, UnitedLinux)
>> Solaris
>> VMware Virtualization Software
>>
> Then you *know* what you have to do - run XP Pro under VMware!

VMworkstation 5.5  (beta 6) (for example)  is iirc �155 plus vat.
Though there was at least one free version when last I looked: Vmware 
server.

To remain M$ legal, I believe that you have to have a new licence for XP pro 
running on a virtual machine. If an activated version you would have to be 
careful adding virtual hardware.

Also with XP you are limited to 10 inbound simultanous connections.