Re: can WinXP Home join SBS2k3 domain?

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From: Rong Cao [MSFT] (rongcao_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/04


Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:25:47 -0800

SBS can only setup clients with W2K pro and above client OS. You can't join
XP Home to a domain. The Home version has not features in management such as
Group Policy, security features such as Encrypting File System and lots of
other features. But you may access the domain network resources on Home
through
1) Logon local machine using a domain user account.
2) create a workgroup to match the domain name and also use the domain user
account to logon

"Liran Zamir" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0f8301c3fb71$da6dc8d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> XP home cannot join a domain.
>
> However, if you already got XP home
> you can configure the Outlook to prompt for password
> Or go to control panel -> User Accounts -> advanced ->
> Manage Passwords, and configure the username and password
> which should be sent to the Exchange then Outlook opens.
>
> In regard to drive mappings you can create mapped network
> drives which include the information about the
> authenticated user via the explorer Tools menu.
>
> Liran Zamir
> Getronics
> >-----Original Message-----
> >anyone tried this yet?
> >
> >.
> >



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