Re: Domain Question

From: Admiral Q (Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NOSPAM)_at_(SPAMNOT)hotmail.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:49:16 -0500

Yes, as soon as you set one of them up with Win2k/Win2k3 server. Also note,
XP Home will be able to "use" the resources on your newly setup domain, but
it cannot "join" the domain - only Pro can do that. Best you stick with a
"workgroup" unless you have a "justifying" reason to have a domain. 

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"DBS" <DBS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:986C4030-09CD-4DB3-AEDA-256026761289@microsoft.com...
> I have 3 XP computers on a home network currently in a workgroup.  One is
XP
> Pro and the other two are XP Home.
>
> Can I set up a Domain?  If I can, how?
>
> Thanks,

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