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Is it safe to install Win 2003 from within Win XP ?

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VexByte Original post #1
Feb 1, 2008 at 3:39 PM
I want to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2(SP2 Enterprise Edition). But the CD of my Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition is not booting up due to some scratches.

I had copied the two Windows Server 2003 R2 CDs to my hard drive. Currently I'm having only XP SP2 on my PC. When I had double clicked the setup from within XP, it's working.

So, can I install Windows Server 2003 R2 on another partition using Win XP ? :confused:

Will the installation cause any corruption of my XP installation if I install Windows Server 2003 R2 from within XP ? :mad:

Thanks in advance...
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #2
Feb 1, 2008 at 5:50 PM
You can safely install Server 2003 from XP. Just select "new Installation" in drop down menu and select the other partition in installation location. It'll not corrupt your XP.
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VexByte #3
Feb 2, 2008 at 6:53 AM
Vishal Gupta said:
You can safely install Server 2003 from XP. Just select "new Installation" in drop down menu and select the other partition in installation location. It'll not corrupt your XP.
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Thanks for your fast reply....

Is there any other precautions that I needed to take ?
rollcage
rollcage #4
Feb 2, 2008 at 9:00 AM
^ if you are installing on other partition then there shouldn't be any problem dude