RE: Adding a NT 4 stand alone server


Hi Carl,

Thanks for your reply.

Regarding the question: what makes the NT any different from a W2K
workstation? The W2K workstation is more efficient than NT. Fox example:

1. Windows 2000 Professional can help you reduce costs through
improved management and increase productivity through improved reliability
and ease of use.

2. Reliability. The average system uptime of Windows 2000 Professional
was over 50 times that of Windows 98 and 17 times that of Windows NT
Workstation 4.0.

3. Mobility. Mobile computing is simpler and more efficient with
Windows 2000 Professional. This means you can work anywhere, anytime while
also saving time and increasing productivity.

4. Manageability. Windows 2000 Professional is easier to deploy,
manage, and support. Centralized management utilities, troubleshooting
tools, and support for self-healing applications all make it simpler for
administrators and users to deploy and manage desktop and laptop computers.

5. Performance. The advancements made throughout Windows 2000
Professional are accentuated by the operating system's speed. Windows 2000
was 32 percent faster than Windows 95 and 27 percent faster than Windows
98. It is also significantly faster than Windows NT 4.0 on configurations
with 32 MB of RAM.

6. Security. Windows 2000 Professional provides comprehensive security
features to help protect your sensitive business data, both locally on your
desktop computer and as it is transmitted over your local area network,
phone lines, or the Internet.

7. Internet. The familiar user interface of Windows 98 combined with
all the capabilities of Internet Explorer 5, makes using the Internet and
your local desktop a unified user experience and makes it easier to find
and use information locally and on the Web.

8. Usability. Windows 2000 Professional combines the power and
security of its predecessor, Windows NT Workstation, with the traditional
ease of use of Windows 98. It also provides more wizards, a centralized
location for common tasks, and menus that adapt to the way you work.

9. Data Access. When you use Windows 2000 Professional in conjunction
with Windows 2000 Server, you can take advantage of IntelliMirror?
technologies. By letting you store your important information and desktop
settings on a central computer, IntelliMirror lets you work on any computer
attached to your network as if you are at your own desk.

10. Hardware. Windows 2000 Professional lets you take advantage of new
hardware devices, such as those with universal serial bus (USB) and IEEE
1394 (Firewire) connections.

Regarding the question: It is still asking for a password for $IPC (or
maybe IPC$). Based on my research, this issue may occur if the Guest
account is disabled on NT or the passwords of the user account on both PCs
are not same. Therefore, please first verify the password of the user
account on both PCs is same, if the user account has no password, please
configure a same password for it on both PCs.

If you log on the NT as a limited user, the Guest user account will not be
found. Therefore, please make sure that you logging on the NT as an
Administrators user account.

If this issue still exists, please run Network Setup Wizard on both the
Windows XP and the NT. To run Network Setup Wizard, please refer to the
following steps:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Network Setup Wizard.

2. Create a Network Setup Wizard disk to automatically configure Microsoft
Windows 95.

For more information about the Network Setup Wizard, please refer to the
following link:

To start the Network Setup Wizard

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-
us/hnw_setupw.mspx

Network Setup Wizard overview

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-
us/hnw_wizard_overvieww.mspx

If the problem still persists, please post in WinNT or Win95 newsgroup. The
link is Microsoft.public.windows95 or Microsoft.public.windowsnt. The
reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most
qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the newsgroups
regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction
with us.

Hope the information help.

Best regards,

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| Thread-Topic: Adding a NT 4 stand alone server
| | From: "=?Utf-8?B?Q2FybCBHcm9zcw==?="
<CarlGross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| | Subject: RE: Adding a NT 4 stand alone server
| Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 08:24:01 -0700
| | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| |
| thanks for getting back to me. I wasn't sure about the renaming, but I
knew
| disjoining and rejoining from NT would probably do it. I just needed
that
| little push.
|
| I was originally trying to make it so a win 95 machine could hook up to
| network printers that are on the NT server since it didn't connect to the
SBS
| server. I'm still having trouble, however. It is still asking for a
| password for $IPC (or maybe IPC$). I'm seeing how adding the NT to the
| administrators group works.
|
| Thank you for you help. It is much appreciated. (By the way, I didn't
come
| right out and say it, but it worked.) Also, what makes the NT any
different
| from a W2K workstation?
|
|

.

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