How to run Server 2003 on a virtual machine?

I am studying for my MCSA at the moment and am reading through a book on 70-290. There are several exercises in the book which I want to try out. I spoke to the sys admin here at work and he suggested I set up a virtual machine on my PC here and run Server 2003 on it so that I can try all the exercises without hosing anything important.

He said that he would see if he had a copy of virtual machine lying round, but I thought I would see if I could find anything online so that I can get started on the exercises ASAP.

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of virtual machine and Server 2003 for trial/practice purposes only?

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royal

www.google.com

Search for Windows Server 2003 evaluation
Search for Virtual PC 2007

dynamik

I have some links to free virtualization software at the bottom of this thread: http://techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=238128

nel

here are some pre-made VM's from MS:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/bb738372.aspx

Link to 2003 trial software:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430831.aspx#EHD

With the later you would have to create a VM manually, most people use MS virtual PC/server or Vmware server (my preferred choice).

Diminutive

I couldn't get the VM Sessions to talk to each other until I installed a loopback adapter on my Vista machine.

http://codebetter.com/blogs/paul.laudeman/archive/2005/04/19/Microsoft-Virtual-PC-Tip-_2D00_-Using-the-Microsoft-Loopback-Adapter.aspx

Mikdilly

You can get a free trial version of Vmware workstation, works for 30 days, easy to install and setup vm's.

http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/