Re: Feel Duped by Microsoft with MCE NOT being allowed to join DOM
- From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:11:45 -0400
Depending on how long you've had the computer, you may be able to take it back for a refund, if you purchased it locally. Yes, I do understand that you paid more for the tuner, higher end graphics card and the like that go with an MCE machine, but the OS software didn't cost any more.
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"Jemima" <Jemima@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5B26EABE-92D6-4E75-9FEF-A4B2224EEB71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It is a domain. Most computers are running xp pro. We wouldn't have
> considered xp home. We thought since last we checked that mce was fully
> compatible that we would have added benefits by spending all the extra money.
> Not lose our functionality of our home domain. I am sorry that I haven't been
> fully educated on the difference between a domain vs. a network and was using
> them somewhat interchangeably.
>
> "Bob [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> > I think if you are setting up a home network without the increased security
>> > of a domain, you'll have no trouble, just the same as you can do with Windows
>> > XP Home Edition.
>>
>>
>> With MCE 2005 you can turn off simple file sharing, and
>> set up access control lists for shared folders, assigning
>> specific permissions & restrictions per folder, per user.
>>
>> With XP Home, simple file sharing is all that's available.
>> So MCE 2005 is much better than XP Home for home networking.
>>
>> --
>> -Bob
>> _______________________________
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>> http://www.microsoft.com/ehome
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>>
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