What version of windows server to run coldfusion web server on local lan? [closed]

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I'd like to install Windows Server on an old desktop pc to act as a small web server for our lan. With all the variations available, not sure which one would be ideal:

1. Windows Server Standard 2008
2. Windows Server Standard 2008 R2
3. Windows Server Standard 2008 R2 with SP1
4. Windows Server Standard 2008 with Service Pack 2
5. Windows Server Standard 2008 without Hyper-V
6. Windows Server Standard 2012
7. Windows Small Business Server Essentials 2011
8. Windows Web Server 2008 <-- overkill?

Is there a better version of Windows server we could use or would Windows 7 be just fine to act as a CF10 web server? We don't care if the web server is running iis, apache, or tomcat.

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You actually don't need to install Windows Server on your pc, to use it as webserver. You can simply install IIS 6/7/7.5 as per the compatibility of your system.