Matt L told me that a 32-bit OS could address more than 4 GB of RAM.

So I said how about all of these magazine articles for the past 10 years.

Matt said go try 2003 Server (32-bit).

The darn thing is seeing all 8 GB of RAM.

Can I disable all of the server features and use this OS like it was XP (32-bit) only with more ram? I have no interest (at least I think I don't) in running it as a server. Does it have any improvements over XP as a stand-alone box? Is it missing any features that are present in XP?

Thanks.