This is a post of my experience getting Microsoft Windows Server 2008 setup on my Dell Latitude D430 along with links to referenced articles as well as what I have not been able to get working, both hardware and software wise.

There are some excellent posts already available and the primary website I used is http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/.

I started out by downloading the .NET application referenced at
http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/2008/07/17/windows-server-2008-workstation-converter/.
I then ran through the UI and tried to enable and implement as much as possible.

Where I had to use the blog post and do manual steps:
http://www.win2008workstation.com/wordpress/

1. Enable Wireless Networking
2. The Themes and services were enabled but I used the article to select the Aero and Vista themes and personalize.

Applications that I have not been able to install so far:
1. Windows Live Writer
2. Silverlight 2.0 beta 2

Hardware that does not work (or I haven’t attempted to get working yet):
1. Bluetooth