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

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:56:04 -0000

"David Bock" <David@dvbock.com> wrote in message
news:ezDYmBVFFHA.2832@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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)?
>

Yes you can access resources in other domains by providing an appropriate
set of credentials for that domain when you try and access resources in it.

Yes a machine can only be a member of one domain, so if you have one at
home and one in the office your laptop may only be a member of one.
Decide which one is the primary system you use and then just attach to the
resources in the other using the method mentioned above.
If you are not connected to that primary domain you can still login using
cached credentials and then access the other domain resources as above.
This negates the requirements for multiple desktops/profiles.

I am surprised your office allows you to bring in a "home" machine and
attached it to their network let alone join their domain. 

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"David Bock" <David@dvbock.com> wrote in message 
news:ezDYmBVFFHA.2832@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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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