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The router is a netgear wireless router
I want the computers that connect to the domain to have to go threw the server
DNS and DHCP ( ISP or Set on server ????)

Im using virtual pc for win 2003 server

OK – hook up your netgear wifi router to the 2003 server machine.

Because your 2003 machine is a server, you'll need a static IP for it, so I would connect the router to another network card and have another separate card for the LAN. You can then bridge the two cards on the server and allow them to route traffic. This way your server keeps it's static IP address for the LAN but gets it's dynamic IP from the router for the internet access.

Set the DHCP server on the 2003 machine to give your XP clients an IP address from the non-routable 192.168.x.x range (excluding the router).

Then set the XP machines to route through the ip address of the server rather than the wifi machine. Basically you're using the wifi router as a normal networked router.

I am planning on acquiring a Dell mini 9 with Windows XP Home pre-installed and 1GB of RAM. From time to time I need to run a Windows 2003 server virtual machine to do presentations. Can I do it from the mini 9?

You should be able to… just be aware… both XP and Server 2003 like to utilize RAM and that system can’t have much… things will probably be slow.

A friend and I work on computers as a hobby and it’s a hassle and expensive to keep burning cds with the stuff we need. We want to be able to log into the server download and upload files we need. Is there a set of software I can use to build a file server accessible from remote locations? If possible I would like something web browser friendly and not a hassle to setup and maintain. Windows based server is preferred but not essential.

It sounds like you want FTP software. I'm sure you'll find some on the web.

Also, can it run on Windows Vista?

u can't run with any windows in home edition , XP have to prof
and Vista to be business or ultimate

I want to set it up with no cost at all. I am running on windows xp home edition. Also, I want to be able to access it from computers outside of my network.

For windows xp home edition, there is no IIS. So you will have to find a third party software to set up a ftp server.
You can find those at:

http://www.cerberusftp.com/

http://www.guildftpd.com/

You should be able to find more by searching the internet

For an ftp to be able to be accessed via computer outside your network, make sure you don't have a router or firewall blocking the service port, usually port 21 by default. Check your manual of the device for forwarding the port.

You might be able to find port forwarding instruction for most routers at http://www.portforward.com/