Do you want to keep win7? If not boot from the cd.

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is virtualization an option?<br />
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install virtual box (free) and you can create a server 2003 virtual machine and don't have to worry about potential hardware issues since an operating system that old going on more recent hardware will likely have driver issues for devices. &nbsp;virtual box will provide the virtual hardware for windows to properly run<br />
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...and without touching your windows 7 installation
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is virtualization an option?

install virtual box (free) and you can create a server 2003 virtual machine and don't have to worry about potential hardware issues since an operating system that old going on more recent hardware will likely have driver issues for devices.  virtual box will provide the virtual hardware for windows to properly run

...and without touching your windows 7 installation

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I never installed windows server 2003 but wanted to give it try. &nbsp;I wanted to install windows server 2003 on a computer running windows 7. &nbsp;However, when the &quot;Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition&quot; is not selectable. &nbsp;I can perform additional tasks and check system compatibility but I cannot select the install option. &nbsp;Any sugestions?
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I never installed windows server 2003 but wanted to give it try.  I wanted to install windows server 2003 on a computer running windows 7.  However, when the "Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition" is not selectable.  I can perform additional tasks and check system compatibility but I cannot select the install option.  Any sugestions?

Installing WIndows Serveer 2003

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).