RE: Win XP Home Clients On Win 2003 Server Domain

Hello,

Thanks for your post and as well as to Meinolf and Bruce for the detailed
information sharing.

Windows XP Home computers can't be joined to a domain.

However, you could try the method provided by Bruce to access shared
folders on domain member servers from XP Home computers.

Please note, this method will not work if the GPOs linked to those domain
member servers are configured as 'Do not allow unsecured communication with
untrusted clients'. This policy can be configured under Group Policy
Computer Configuration settings -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings ->
IP Security Policies on Active Directory.

I also agree with Bruce that for long term consideration, it is better to
replace all Windows XP Home computers with Windows XP Professional Edition,
which is designed for domain environment.

I hope this helps. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Neo Zhu,
Microsoft Online Support
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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