Hi, I am a student to C# and .NET.  So far I have read "Pro C# 2005 and the
.NET 2.0 Platform", which touches on the concept of creating a client server
app.  Now I would like to actually create a separate server computer.  I have
a MSDN subscription and can install any of the servers on one of the
computers I have.

So, I would like to know how to go about learning what to do and how to do
it.  I am thinking of installing Windows Server 2003 and SQL server 2005 on a
computer and then access it from my development XP pro machine.  Learning SQL
and ADO is a future concern.  For now I just want to try to access a server
application from a separate client computer.  

The other computers I have also have XP pro on them right now.  Could I just
do this now by just using one of the other machines with XP Pro as a server?  
Or do I need to try and install Server 2003 on it?

I just don't know where to start learning how to do this, much less how
complicated it would be to just get such a thing setup and running.

I also don't know where to begin learning how to access and create SQL data
bases with ADO .NET.  Do I start with an ADO book or an SQL one?

Thanks for any help!