Re: XP home

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:45:13 -0500

J wrote:
> Actually...I have a Domain with office computers joined to that
> domain and I have agents that use the network for internet access and
> access to our web server...

I presume by this you mean that these people use their own computers that
are not part of your domain?

so I guess I have a Domain and a Workgroup
> and since the computers I am trying to "connect" are part of a large
> workgroup XP Home can't do it.

Only matters if the "hosting" computer is a workstation. Network printing
would be a good idea in your situation - rather than sharing locally
installed printers from workstations.

>
> TIA
>
> "Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
> news:405a1060.2588163862@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:55:48 -0500, "J" <jricciardi@netcarreir.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I never get prompted for an account...I can get right into the PC
>>> and see the printer.
>>
>> "See" is not "Connect". You may need to map the printer using a
>> domain account and password, or the account/password of the target PC
>> with shared printer.
>>
>>> Also I thought XP home would only support 5 computers in a
>>> workgroup...NO?
>>
>> Yes. But you're not in a workgroup.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>> "Michael Johnston [MSFT]" <michjohn@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:8670FvFCEHA.564@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
>>>> There is nothing inherent about Windows XP home that would prevent
>>>> this
>>> from working. XP home cannot join a domain though
>>>> so there may be some problems with authentication. The client on
>>>> the
> XP
>>> home machine will get prompted for credentials when
>>>> accessing this resource. You may need to create a local account
>>>> on the
>>> system that is hosting the shared printer that match the
>>>> credentials used by the XP home client. This should allow access
>>>> to
> the
>>> shared printer.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Mike Johnston
>>>> Microsoft Network Support
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