Re: XP Home on a domain

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From: Keith (webappl_at_pulleninc.com)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:44:40 -0700

XP Home machines don't join the domain but they actually
can access domain resources. On the XP Home machine, just
use the same login name and password as a user on the
domain. Use the domain name as the workgroup name. When
you login on the XP Home machine you'll have whatever
access that user has on the domain servers. XP Home won't
run domain login scripts since it isn't actually logging
in to the server, so you'll have to map drives locally if
you want drives mapped to the server. But, you can use XP
Home machines with a domain.

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings redneck tech,
>
>Windows XP Home cannot join a domain. To join a domain,
you need Windows XP
>Professional. For more details, see these links.
>
>Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based
Networks
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overvie
ws/joindommore.asp
>
>Windows XP in a Domain Environment
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overvie
ws/xpindomain.asp
>
>________________
>Eric Cross
>Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
>"redneck tech" <redneck tech@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:96C97093-A52F-4F1B-8879-3625F567C1C3@microsoft.com...
>> Has anyone connected XP home up to a domain? I am told
that the home
>version will not authenticate to a server. Anyone heard
of this or
>experienced any issues?
>
>
>.
>

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