Re: Cant change xp pro box from workgroup to join domain

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:07:04 -0700, "scott g" <scott
g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I just added a server in my house with 2003 on it. I would like to change
>the client xp pro box from its old workgroup to the new domain. When i try
>to do this it used to tell me there were multiple instance open... blah blah
>blah...
>
>Now - it lets me attempt to login to join the domain (user name & p/w) , but
>then it just hangs and ends up 'not responding'.
>
>Ive enabled the user to add workstation to domain in security policy and ive
>also made the workgroup the same name as the domain prior to changing.
>Nothing works and it always just hangs now and ends up with not responding.
>Any clue how to make this xp pro box a member of the domain?

Scott,

Your experience sounds a bit like mine the first day I setup my domain
controller. You have to setup DNS on the client and the server, properly, or it
won't work.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html>

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
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