Joining a Windows 2000 domain

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DuaneH

Can XP Home Edition join a Windows 2000 domain? If so
how? I have a Windows 2000 Server running my home
network and want to have my XP Home computer part of the
domain...

Duane
 
No. XP Home can not join a domain. You can map resources though. If you
actually want to join the domain you'll have to use Windows XP Professional.
 
Can XP Home Edition join a Windows 2000 domain? If so
how? I have a Windows 2000 Server running my home
network and want to have my XP Home computer part of the
domain...

Duane:

Home cannot join a domain, but it works fine with most domain
resources/services.

I use Home in Win2k/Win2k3/SBS2k3 domains for the following:
DHCP
DDNS
Exchange sever 2k3

Intranet web site
Networking
Printing
WINS
VPN

Have Home user's data files on a domain server


What Home cannot do:
Query AD
Receive domain GPO
 
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