Hi, I am a student to C# and .NET. So far I have read "Pro C# 2005 and the
..NET 2.0 Platform", which touches on the concept of creating a client server
app. Now I would like to actually create a separate server computer. I have
a MSDN subscription and can install any of the servers on one of the
computers I have.

So, I would like to know how to go about learning what to do and how to do
it. I am thinking of installing Windows Server 2003 and SQL server 2005 on a
computer and then access it from my development XP pro machine. Learning SQL
and ADO is a future concern. For now I just want to try to access a server
application from a separate client computer.

The other computers I have also have XP pro on them right now. Could I just
do this now by just using one of the other machines with XP Pro as a server?
Or do I need to try and install Server 2003 on it?

I just don't know where to start learning how to do this, much less how
complicated it would be to just get such a thing setup and running.

I also don't know where to begin learning how to access and create SQL data
bases with ADO .NET. Do I start with an ADO book or an SQL one?

Thanks for any help!

Hello DXRick,

D> The other computers I have also have XP pro on them right now. Could
D> I just do this now by just using one of the other machines with XP
D> Pro as a server? Or do I need to try and install Server 2003 on it?

There is no reason to use Windows 2003 server for your task.
Win 2003 server has the same features that the XP, only extendin some of them

if you are not intertwined with the IIS6, MSMQ, and COM+ specific then using
of XP is sufficient for u

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