warwick_mike

I want to bulid a computer that will be on 24hours a day, mainly using its hdd's as a file store on a local network. First Question: As far as i can gather the best thing for this would be to install some kind of server os (win server 2003) instead of a workstation os (xp pro) Is this a good idea? Or is XP sufficient? Second Question: I have currently got a laptop running xp pro, which is connected to the lan. Is is possible for this to control the new computer (file store mentioned above) over the lan as this would save me buying a new monitor/keyboard etc and would be a neater arrangement in my office. So I could run programs on the other machine, change settings etc I have a fairly decent grasp of workstation os's and their workings but am a complete novice when it comes to servers and server os's Thanks in advance for any help