I completed an updated XP SP2 build of our internal image and performed
sysprep -reseal -mini. The system drivers get detected and correctly
installed but I am having a problem with the system joining the domain.

When the Mini-setup wizard is about to complete it correctly asks me if I
want to join domain xxx. I select yes, and it prompts me for credentials
which I input (tried with domain administrator and others) but then it hangs
for about 3-4 minutes and returns an unexpected error and asks me if I want
to join the domain later. With no choice I opt for the workgroup option.
After booting into XP the NetSetup.LOG shows the following:

06/01
23:49:51 -----------------------------------------------------------------
06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin
06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
06/01 23:49:51 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: joining computer 'COMPUTERNAME' to
workgroup 'WORKGROUP'
06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'WORKGROUP' is valid as
type 2 name
06/01 23:49:51 NetpCheckNetBiosNameNotInUse for 'WORKGROUP' [ Workgroup as
MACHINE] returned 0x0
06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: name 'WORKGROUP' is valid for type 2
06/01 23:49:51 NetpSetLsaPrimaryDomain: for 'WORKGROUP' status: 0x0
06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: status: 0x0
06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x0
06/01
23:50:21 -----------------------------------------------------------------
06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
type 3 name
06/01 23:50:21 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
0x0
06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
06/01
23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
type 3 name
06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
0x0
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
06/01
23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
type 3 name
06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
0x0
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
06/01
23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
06/01 23:50:22 NetpDoDomainJoin
06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
06/01 23:50:22 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
06/01 23:50:22 NetpJoinDomain
06/01 23:50:22 Machine: COMPUTERNAME
06/01 23:50:22 Domain: DOMAIN
06/01 23:50:22 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)
06/01 23:50:22 Account: DOMAIN\Administrator
06/01 23:50:22 Options: 0x40001
06/01 23:50:22 OS Version: 5.1
06/01 23:50:22 Build number: 2600
06/01 23:50:22 ServicePack: Service Pack 2
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
type 3 name
06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
0x0
06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN', flags:
0x1020
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
domain
06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
0x574
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
06/01
23:50:47 -----------------------------------------------------------------


** the above sequence repeats several times in the log file.

From the above I can see that the domain is validated so network
connectivity is there but the below are the error portions:

06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN', flags:
0x1020
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
domain
06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
0x574
06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574

Early on in my image setup testing I didn't have any problems joining a test
machine to the domain but now that I have finalized the build it, of course,
spits out this problem.
For reference, the system is XP SP2, IE7, Adobe Reader 8.1.5, Symantec
AntiVirus Corp 10.1.7.7000, WinZip 11.2 and most critical MS security
patches up to this month (minus SP3).

Appreciate any advice or words of wisdom that anyone can offer.

"Barkley Bees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I completed an updated XP SP2 build of our internal image and performed
> sysprep -reseal -mini. The system drivers get detected and correctly
> installed but I am having a problem with the system joining the domain.
>
> When the Mini-setup wizard is about to complete it correctly asks me if I
> want to join domain xxx. I select yes, and it prompts me for credentials
> which I input (tried with domain administrator and others) but then it hangs
> for about 3-4 minutes and returns an unexpected error and asks me if I want
> to join the domain later. With no choice I opt for the workgroup option.
> After booting into XP the NetSetup.LOG shows the following:
>
> 06/01
> 23:49:51 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: joining computer 'COMPUTERNAME' to
> workgroup 'WORKGROUP'
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'WORKGROUP' is valid as
> type 2 name
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpCheckNetBiosNameNotInUse for 'WORKGROUP' [ Workgroup as
> MACHINE] returned 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: name 'WORKGROUP' is valid for type 2
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpSetLsaPrimaryDomain: for 'WORKGROUP' status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01
> 23:50:21 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDoDomainJoin
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpJoinDomain
> 06/01 23:50:22 Machine: COMPUTERNAME
> 06/01 23:50:22 Domain: DOMAIN
> 06/01 23:50:22 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)
> 06/01 23:50:22 Account: DOMAIN\Administrator
> 06/01 23:50:22 Options: 0x40001
> 06/01 23:50:22 OS Version: 5.1
> 06/01 23:50:22 Build number: 2600
> 06/01 23:50:22 ServicePack: Service Pack 2
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN', flags:
> 0x1020
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
> 'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
> domain
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
> 0x574
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
> 06/01
> 23:50:47 -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> ** the above sequence repeats several times in the log file.
>
> From the above I can see that the domain is validated so network
> connectivity is there but the below are the error portions:
>
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN', flags:
> 0x1020
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
> 'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
> domain
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
> 0x574
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
>
> Early on in my image setup testing I didn't have any problems joining a test
> machine to the domain but now that I have finalized the build it, of course,
> spits out this problem.
> For reference, the system is XP SP2, IE7, Adobe Reader 8.1.5, Symantec
> AntiVirus Corp 10.1.7.7000, WinZip 11.2 and most critical MS security
> patches up to this month (minus SP3).
>
> Appreciate any advice or words of wisdom that anyone can offer.
>
>


It appears the error you are getting, 1396 or 0x574, is actually associated with an error message I've seen in the past, "The target account name is incorrect." It usually means from a worst case scenario that a trust or machine account is invalide, which doesn;t appear to be in your case, to simply it cannot connect to it.

A number of issues can cause this. One of the major causes is using the incorrect DNS addresses. If you are using an ISP's DNS address anywhere, that will cause it. If your domain is a single label name domain, that will cause it as well. If you are using the NetBIOS name of the domain, and the DC is across a WAN link, and there is no NetBIOS name support, that will cause it, too. A multihomed DC (more than one NIC), will also definitely cause it. Also another possible cause is if you named the machine the same name as a computer account that still exists in the domain, that can cause it as well.

Based on your posted info, it is difficult to provide a specific diagnosis. Please elaborate a bit more on the above info I mentined, as well as post an unedited ipconfig /all of a sample desktop (so we can see what DHCP is giving out), as well as a local DC.

--
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"Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
"Barkley Bees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I completed an updated XP SP2 build of our internal image and performed
> sysprep -reseal -mini. The system drivers get detected and correctly
> installed but I am having a problem with the system joining the domain.
>
> When the Mini-setup wizard is about to complete it correctly asks me if I
> want to join domain xxx. I select yes, and it prompts me for credentials
> which I input (tried with domain administrator and others) but then it
> hangs
> for about 3-4 minutes and returns an unexpected error and asks me if I
> want
> to join the domain later. With no choice I opt for the workgroup option.
> After booting into XP the NetSetup.LOG shows the following:
>
> 06/01
> 23:49:51 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: joining computer 'COMPUTERNAME' to
> workgroup 'WORKGROUP'
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'WORKGROUP' is valid
> as
> type 2 name
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpCheckNetBiosNameNotInUse for 'WORKGROUP' [ Workgroup as
> MACHINE] returned 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpValidateName: name 'WORKGROUP' is valid for type 2
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpSetLsaPrimaryDomain: for 'WORKGROUP' status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpJoinWorkgroup: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:49:51 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01
> 23:50:21 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:21 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01
> 23:50:22 -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDoDomainJoin
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME'
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpJoinDomain
> 06/01 23:50:22 Machine: COMPUTERNAME
> 06/01 23:50:22 Domain: DOMAIN
> 06/01 23:50:22 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)
> 06/01 23:50:22 Account: DOMAIN\Administrator
> 06/01 23:50:22 Options: 0x40001
> 06/01 23:50:22 OS Version: 5.1
> 06/01 23:50:22 Build number: 2600
> 06/01 23:50:22 ServicePack: Service Pack 2
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is valid as
> type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN' returned
> 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN',
> flags:
> 0x1020
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
> 'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
> domain
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
> 0x574
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
> 06/01
> 23:50:47 -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> ** the above sequence repeats several times in the log file.
>
> From the above I can see that the domain is validated so network
> connectivity is there but the below are the error portions:
>
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain 'DOMAIN',
> flags:
> 0x1020
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
> 'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the specified
> domain
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc '\\DOMCON001':
> 0x574
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
>
> Early on in my image setup testing I didn't have any problems joining a
> test
> machine to the domain but now that I have finalized the build it, of
> course,
> spits out this problem.
> For reference, the system is XP SP2, IE7, Adobe Reader 8.1.5, Symantec
> AntiVirus Corp 10.1.7.7000, WinZip 11.2 and most critical MS security
> patches up to this month (minus SP3).
>
> Appreciate any advice or words of wisdom that anyone can offer.
>
>


It appears the error you are getting, 1396 or 0x574, is actually associated
with an error message I've seen in the past, "The target account name is
incorrect." It usually means from a worst case scenario that a trust or
machine account is invalide, which doesn;t appear to be in your case, to
simply it cannot connect to it.

A number of issues can cause this. One of the major causes is using the
incorrect DNS addresses. If you are using an ISP's DNS address anywhere,
that will cause it. If your domain is a single label name domain, that will
cause it as well. If you are using the NetBIOS name of the domain, and the
DC is across a WAN link, and there is no NetBIOS name support, that will
cause it, too. A multihomed DC (more than one NIC), will also definitely
cause it. Also another possible cause is if you named the machine the same
name as a computer account that still exists in the domain, that can cause
it as well.

Based on your posted info, it is difficult to provide a specific diagnosis.
Please elaborate a bit more on the above info I mentined, as well as post an
unedited ipconfig /all of a sample desktop (so we can see what DHCP is
giving out), as well as a local DC.

--
Ace

Thank you very much for your reply Ace. It appears to have been as simple as
making the below change to my sysprep.inf

Before:

[Identification]
JoinDomain=domain

After:

[Identification]
JoinDomain=domain.com

For some reason after making updates to the XP image (application version
updates and Microsoft updates) and then doing a sysprep, it would not join
to "domain" but after changing it to "domain.com" it joins without any
issues. Rather odd but it seems ok now.

Barkley Bees wrote:
> I completed an updated XP SP2 build of our internal image and
> performed sysprep -reseal -mini. The system drivers get detected
> and correctly installed but I am having a problem with the system
> joining the domain.
> When the Mini-setup wizard is about to complete it correctly asks
> me if I want to join domain xxx. I select yes, and it prompts me
> for credentials which I input (tried with domain administrator and
> others) but then it hangs for about 3-4 minutes and returns an
> unexpected error and asks me if I want to join the domain later.
> With no choice I opt for the workgroup option. After booting into
> XP the NetSetup.LOG shows the following:
<snip>
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDoDomainJoin 06/01 23:50:22
> NetpMachineValidToJoin: 'COMPUTERNAME' 06/01 23:50:22
> NetpGetLsaPrimaryDomain: status: 0x0 06/01 23:50:22
> NetpMachineValidToJoin: status: 0x0 06/01 23:50:22 NetpJoinDomain
> 06/01 23:50:22 Machine: COMPUTERNAME
> 06/01 23:50:22 Domain: DOMAIN
> 06/01 23:50:22 MachineAccountOU: (NULL)
> 06/01 23:50:22 Account: DOMAIN\Administrator
> 06/01 23:50:22 Options: 0x40001
> 06/01 23:50:22 OS Version: 5.1
> 06/01 23:50:22 Build number: 2600
> 06/01 23:50:22 ServicePack: Service Pack 2
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: checking to see if 'DOMAIN' is
> valid as type 3 name
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpCheckDomainNameIsValid [ Exists ] for 'DOMAIN'
> returned 0x0
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpValidateName: name 'DOMAIN' is valid for type 3
> 06/01 23:50:22 NetpDsGetDcName: trying to find DC in domain
> 'DOMAIN', flags: 0x1020
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: failed to find a DC having account
> 'COMPUTERNAME$': 0x525
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDsGetDcName: found DC '\\DOMCON001' in the
> specified domain
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetUseAdd to \\DOMCON001\IPC$ returned 1396
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpJoinDomain: status of connecting to dc
> '\\DOMCON001': 0x574
> 06/01 23:50:37 NetpDoDomainJoin: status: 0x574
> 06/01
> 23:50:47
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ** the above sequence repeats several times in the log file.
>
<snip>
>
> Early on in my image setup testing I didn't have any problems
> joining a test machine to the domain but now that I have finalized
> the build it, of course, spits out this problem.
> For reference, the system is XP SP2, IE7, Adobe Reader 8.1.5,
> Symantec AntiVirus Corp 10.1.7.7000, WinZip 11.2 and most critical
> MS security patches up to this month (minus SP3).
>
> Appreciate any advice or words of wisdom that anyone can offer.

Ace Fekay wrote:
> It appears the error you are getting, 1396 or 0x574, is actually
> associated with an error message I've seen in the past, "The target
> account name is incorrect." It usually means from a worst case
> scenario that a trust or machine account is invalide, which doesn;t
> appear to be in your case, to simply it cannot connect to it.
>
> A number of issues can cause this. One of the major causes is using
> the incorrect DNS addresses. If you are using an ISP's DNS address
> anywhere, that will cause it. If your domain is a single label name
> domain, that will cause it as well. If you are using the NetBIOS
> name of the domain, and the DC is across a WAN link, and there is
> no NetBIOS name support, that will cause it, too. A multihomed DC
> (more than one NIC), will also definitely cause it. Also another
> possible cause is if you named the machine the same name as a
> computer account that still exists in the domain, that can cause it
> as well.
> Based on your posted info, it is difficult to provide a specific
> diagnosis. Please elaborate a bit more on the above info I
> mentined, as well as post an unedited ipconfig /all of a sample
> desktop (so we can see what DHCP is giving out), as well as a local
> DC.

Barkley Bees wrote:
> Thank you very much for your reply Ace.
> It appears to have been as simple as making the below change to my
> sysprep.inf
>
> Before:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain
>
> After:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain.com
>
> For some reason after making updates to the XP
> image (application version updates and Microsoft
> updates) and then doing a sysprep, it would not join
> to "domain" but after changing it to "domain.com"
> it joins without any issues. Rather odd but it seems
> ok now.

As Ace Fekay said, looked like a DNS issue. Using the FQDN will naturally
work better in al ost all situations.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Barkley Bees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Thank you very much for your reply Ace. It appears to have been as simple as
> making the below change to my sysprep.inf
>
> Before:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain
>
> After:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain.com
>
> For some reason after making updates to the XP image (application version
> updates and Microsoft updates) and then doing a sysprep, it would not join
> to "domain" but after changing it to "domain.com" it joins without any
> issues. Rather odd but it seems ok now.
>
>

Glad you figured it out as being the domain name. As Shenan said, it is always better to use the FQDN.

Ace

Yes indeed, FQDN all the way! Thank you both very much! Much appreciated.

"Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
"Barkley Bees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Thank you very much for your reply Ace. It appears to have been as simple
> as
> making the below change to my sysprep.inf
>
> Before:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain
>
> After:
>
> [Identification]
> JoinDomain=domain.com
>
> For some reason after making updates to the XP image (application version
> updates and Microsoft updates) and then doing a sysprep, it would not join
> to "domain" but after changing it to "domain.com" it joins without any
> issues. Rather odd but it seems ok now.
>
>

Glad you figured it out as being the domain name. As Shenan said, it is
always better to use the FQDN.

Ace

"Barkley Bees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes indeed, FQDN all the way! Thank you both very much! Much appreciated.

You are welcome!

Ace