Re: Adding NT 4.0 Workstation Users

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From: Frank McCallister SBS MVP (anonymous)
Date: 11/02/04


Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:28:49 -0600

In addition to Susan's comments be sure and get the latest DSClient for NT
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295166 and remember that NT Workstations are
not supported on Windows Server 2003 Domains.

-- 
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> 
wrote in message news:OJ3QAzRwEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Well for one... NT 4 workstations no longer get security patches.
>
> Inside the readme on that cdrom is .. if memory serves me right.. info on 
> attaching 98s.  NTs should be similar.  manually add the domain name, 
> ensure that the workstation is picking up the IP config from the server.
>
> But again, remember that they no longer get security patches.
>
> What error messages or problems are you hitting?  Can you be more 
> specific?
>
>
>
> DoktorWho wrote:
>> What a friggin pain in the ass this is.
>>
>> How in the hell to you add NT Workstation 4.0 machines to an SBS 2003 
>> Domain.
>>
>> The 2003 SBS instructions do not help.
>> The online material I have found, scant at is it, does not help.
>>
>> Where the hell are some real instructions.
>>
>> It should take 5 minutes to get a pc on a domain, but with SBS 2003, it's 
>> taking all damn day.
>>
>> What a pisser! 


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