XP Home on network? How to?

[Guest]

How to make a XP Home edition Laptop part of the network. I want this laptop
to join the domain. I dont see options to add this to domain and find only
WORKGROUP option. Someone in the past told me that an XP Home edition Laptop
also can be configured to logon to a domain. How to?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP Home Edition cannot join a domain.
You'll need to upgrade to Windows XP Professional.

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

Comparing Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Feature Differences
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prhh_not_ubgb.asp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| How to make a XP Home edition Laptop part of the network. I want this laptop
| to join the domain. I dont see options to add this to domain and find only
| WORKGROUP option. Someone in the past told me that an XP Home edition Laptop
| also can be configured to logon to a domain. How to?

 

[NobodyMan]

How to make a XP Home edition Laptop part of the network. I want this laptop
to join the domain. I dont see options to add this to domain and find only
WORKGROUP option. Someone in the past told me that an XP Home edition Laptop
also can be configured to logon to a domain. How to?

Somebody lied to you. XP Home can access some domain resources, but
it doesn't have the capability (nor can you give it the capability) to
join a Domain. To do that you need Pro.

 

[Alex Nichol]

How to make a XP Home edition Laptop part of the network. I want this laptop
to join the domain. I dont see options to add this to domain and find only
WORKGROUP option. Someone in the past told me that an XP Home edition Laptop
also can be configured to logon to a domain.

XP Home cannot *join* a domain in the full sense. You would have to
upgrade to Pro for that. It can be arranged to logon to a specific
resource in the domain, if the domain admin sets that up for you