Re: Berginner - Is there a conflict with Win 2000Adv Server and XP home 2003....

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From: Jimmy Andersson [MVP] (jimmy_noSpam__at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/24/04


Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:01:19 +0100

1. Yes, there will be a problem because XP Home can't join a domain. It's
one of the limitations compared to XP Professional.
2. Don't understand your question... What are you trying to do?

Regards,
/Jimmy

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Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"P Anderson" <p.anderson@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:36D2B792-CF61-455E-8DDB-D7FB387DEB77@microsoft.com...
> Hi:
>
> I am helping a friend setup their small LAN. They have three XP Home 2003,
1 Windows Pro 2000 and 1 Windows Server 2000.
>
> 1st Question:
>
> Would Active Directory work to configure the LAN and will their be any
problems with XP 2003 and Windows 2000 server.
>
> 2nd Question:
>
> They are already using XP home 2003 and one of the XP home 2003 to map to.
Should I just map the Windows Server 2000 to it and if so. How do I do all
of this?
>
> Thanks, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. He has to have this
done by Friday. We are both beginners here. Mostly do development. Have been
now given new job duties. They don't like their sysadmin guy and he is gone.
>


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