Re: 2 basic questions...

XP Home supports only simple file sharing - so all incoming network
connections authenticate as guest.

If you upgrade to Pro and join a domain, then domain users will get a new
profile when they logon. After the new profile is created, you can copy the
old one to it.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"matt_heff" <matt_heff@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0C0BBC3C-6013-4D8C-B1FA-7C1195707F5B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have setup a workgroup w/ a 2003 SBS and 6 PCs running XP Home. The PCs
> and server all have the same local accounts/passwords set up, and the PCs
can
> connect to the server fine. But when I try to connect from the server to
any
> one of the PCs, a Connect To box opens with the remote PC's guest account
> selected and grayed out. I don't want to connect as Guest, but as another
> account. The guest account isn't even enabled on the PCs anyway. Why is
it
> doing this? I've run into the same problem before doing simple
filesharing
> on two PCs.
>
> Also, what is the best way to transfer/migrate local user profiles after
the
> upgrade to a domain?. The Home PCs will be upgraded to Pro and then added
to
> a domain, and I want the new domain profiles to be identical to the old
local
> ones.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt


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