Can Winodws XP HOME connect to a Domain ? - How

[Gparadis]

My new computer has Windows XP Home. However, I need to
connect to my company network donain. Does not seem like
you can do this with XP Home. IS there a way ?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll need to upgrade to Windows XP Professional
in order to have the networking capabilities necessary
to join a Domain.

Difference between XP Home and XP Pro networking
http://asia.cnet.com/itmanager/tech/0,39006407,39039863,00.htm


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| My new computer has Windows XP Home. However, I need to
| connect to my company network donain. Does not seem like
| you can do this with XP Home. IS there a way ?

 

[Guest]

There isn't any native way to do so.. There are some 3rd
party progams who claim to offer support for XP Home to
access a domain server, but I haven't managed to get it
to work myself. (I now avoid XP Home in any network
situation) You can visit this site to see the
differences:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overvie
ws/xpindomain.asp

Good luck!

-- Dave

 

[Ron Lowe]

My new computer has Windows XP Home. However, I need to
connect to my company network donain. Does not seem like
you can do this with XP Home. IS there a way ?

No, XP home can't join a domain.
It's a design limitation.

You can connect to domain resources by supplying a domain username/password
when prompted, but you will need to do this each time you connect.

Probably best to upgrade to XP Pro. ( and then re-apply SP1. )