Hello all, i would like to know how to emulate windows xp on windows server 2003 sp1. i need this because some applications will not run on 2003 but only on workstation OS-es. now i know there are such utilities as removechk script (which will force the .msi file into not checking the OS version), but those will only work for windows-based installation, and will have no effect if the application has its own installer (or self-installing package). ok, i have learned about microsoft application toolkit, which should be able to emulate windows xp on server 2003, so that the application i want to install thinks it's actually being installed on xp. is that true? and if so, pls can anyone guide me how to use ms app toolkit to emulate xp on 2003? for i have tried to no avail... thank you all in advance

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vmware it is not of much help, since it installs a virtual pc (or better yet, a virtual OS e.g. XP ) on the real server 2003. what i need is not a vrtual OS within a real OS, but an utility that would make the real OS (that is, server 2003) look like it was XP to the apps i need to install... 10x anyway for the ideas