Installing XP and setting up users

[Guest]

What I am looking to do is fresh install WinXP Pro (streamlined with SP2),
and to immediately setup users with the below information:

I'm looking for some recommendations: I have 4 machines, on a LAN, 3 of
which I need to setup about 40 user accounts, and the fourth I was looking to
use as a administrator machine, and be able to monitor the other 3 machines.
All 40 users must be able to use any of the 3 machines. It doesnt make any
sense to create 40 accounts on all 3 machines seperately, I was wondering if
there was a way to have them log on one machine perhaps on a LAN, or if I
could set it up on one machine and copy the policy files to the other 2?
They are just going to be user accounts only, I will have the only
administrator account. Any advice, recommendations, would be helpful.

I currently have Windows XP Professional installed on all of the machines.
I do have the option of upgrading to Windows Server 2003, although I don't
know much about it and if it would let me do what I am looking to do. Any
comments, tips, or other recommendations of software programs would be
helpful. I have heard of something called Novell? I think that does what I
want but is there a way to do this just by using Windows?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Nevermind I figured out difference between domains and workgroups, and for a
domain I need windows server whic hI am looking into.

thanks