Re: XP Home joining a Domain

From: Scott M. (s-mar_at_nospam.nospam)
Date: 06/12/04


Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 00:28:19 -0400

XP Home can not join a domain (authenticate). It can access shared
resources with the right privileges, but your OP wasn't asking about
accessing domain resources.

"Mr. Pinball" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1b86501c45020$535d8570$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> You're sure about this? I remember reading sometime ago
> that there is a way for XP Home machines to access
> resources on a W2K domain server, but I'll be damned if I
> can remember what it said about the technique for doing so.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >No.
> >
> >"Mr. Pinball" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:1b78801c4501b$07f19b30$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Is there any way to get an XP Home machine to
> authenticate
> >> to a W2K domain? If so, how?
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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