Cannot join XP home machine to domain

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Will

I have a W2K domain, and I can see it on the network.

I don't have the option to "Rename this computer or join
a domain" on the System Properties page, and I don't have
a link to the Network ID Wizard, either. Am I missing a
protocol?

Thanks.
 
Nope, you are not missing anything....
It just plain not possible for XP Home to join a
domain...you need XP Pro for that!
XP Home can access shared recourses on the domain but
cannot join the domain...
 
Will said:
I have a W2K domain, and I can see it on the network.

I don't have the option to "Rename this computer or join
a domain" on the System Properties page, and I don't have
a link to the Network ID Wizard, either. Am I missing a
protocol?
Click to expand...

That is the major difference between XP Home and XP Pro - XP Home is not
able to join domains, as it's designed for use on a single computer or a
small peer to peer home LAN, not a corporate network running Windows
domain(s).

Dan
 

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