Rich,
You should be able to disable (or set to manual) the IIS and Exchange services easy enough through the Services Control Panel (assuming there was not a major shift if management function between 2000 Server and Server 2003).
Also, regarding the Server 2003 SBE, make sure it is a full version and not a 180-day time limited trial; otherwise, you'll be sad this fall.
And if you will be the only user (i.e. you do not need to share your info with others), you can still use the calendar, tasks, contacts, etc, using Outlook's Personal Folders.
Unless you have some experience with administering IIS and Exchange, I would have to say Sambar would be the much easier route to take.
-Jeff
Thanks Dave & Jeff for the advice!
I'm not sure that MS hasn't slipped something by me, but I tried to make sure it's not a limited time license, and I couldn't find any mention of a time limit. At least this is no "mission critical" installation.
Outlook's Personal Folders don't work so well if you work from multiple computers. Usually I work from a single desktop, but occasionally I'll work from a laptop, or from work, or my mother's house. In any case, I prefer Thunderbird to Outlook, so that's some consolation for giving up on Exchange's calendaring.
I'll look into disabling IIS/Exchange tomorrow.
Thanks again! -- Rich
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