Re: Windows XP on a laptop with multiple domains... What do I need...

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From: David Bock (David_at_dvbock.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:25:52 -0600

Thanks, but beyond the "Business vs home" talk, Will Home allow me to
connect up to resources without joining the Domain, Or, moreover, will Pro
force me to reset my Domain before going into work every day (thus creating
a new desktop twice a day)?

Thanks again
David Bock

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:edyXz6UFFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Home cannot join a domain. If that is a factor then you should use Pro.
> Your usage is the key. Pro is a business client OS and Home is a
standalone
> OS.
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> "David Bock" <David@dvbock.com> wrote in message
> news:%23KSa81UFFHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi, My Windows98SE laptop just died the real death. I played with XP
home
> > when it first came out, and I think that it will do what I would like it
> > to.
> > I would like advice on how to configure it and whether or not I should
use
> > XP Pro.
> >
> > I have a test setup running Server 2003 (that is isolated from my main
> > network) running 10.0.1.X (SN 256.256.256.0)
> > My main network is also a 10.0.1.X network, but has a different name
> > I have 3 other locations (2 of which have their own domains) On a WAN
> > (10.0.2.X, 10.0.3.X,10.0.4.X)
> > I sometimes have to configure a router/firewall/Accesspoint where I need
a
> > 192.0.0.X subnet.
> >
> > I would like to be able to read shared files,
> > Print to shared printers.
> > I do not need any of the collaberation stuff.
> > Ideally I would like not to log in to the network (we run some inhibitor
> > software that I find myself disabling a good part of the time)
> >
> > Can I set it up with 5 network connections with Home and give each one a
> > different subnet with a UNC name? Will it then Auto configure to which
> > network I will be on? If it won't auto select the connection, can I
> > manually
> > set it? (wired/Wireless) Will it remember my network connections and
allow
> > me to use shares?
> >
> > What would using XPPro Vs XPHome VS Pen Vs Media Center get me? If I
need
> > XP
> > Pro, can I have it set to log into a domain based on the connection. I
> > would
> > normally buy it with Home and try it first, but there is an advantage to
> > having the OS on the machine when you buy it (to get the restore disks
for
> > the version of Windows I will be using)
> >
> > What I guess I really want to know is which version of XP should I buy
on
> > the laptop? and what is the best way to configure it
> >
> > Thanks, In Advance
> > David Bock
> >
> >
>
>

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