One user on our church network is using XP Home Edition. I updated the registry as I have seen posted on various sites. He is still not able to connect. I have the feeling it is because he has joined a "workgroup" and not a "domain". I am able to change the workgroup name but I can't seem to figure out how to join a domain instead. Is there a restriction that the "Home Edition" can not join a domain? Glenn Rowe Volunteer
I am fairly certain that, at least in its original release, XP Home couldn't join a domain. You should search the Microsoft web site to be sure, or, maybe someone who knows for sure will respond. Joel On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 08:03:54PM -0500, Glenn J. Rowe wrote:> Is there a restriction that the "Home Edition" can not join a domain?
Thats correct. A far as I am aware XP Home cannot connect to a domain. You will need XP Pro to do this. Regards Peter | -----Original Message----- | From: Glenn J. Rowe [mailto:growe@woodvale.on.ca] | Sent: Monday, 20 January 2003 11:04 am | To: samba@lists.samba.org | Subject: [Samba] Samba and XP - Updated Registry - Still no go | | | | One user on our church network is using XP Home Edition. I | updated the | registry as I have seen posted on various sites. | | He is still not able to connect. I have the feeling it is | because he has | joined a "workgroup" and not a "domain". I am able to change | the workgroup | name but I can't seem to figure out how to join a domain instead. | | Is there a restriction that the "Home Edition" can not join a domain? | | Glenn Rowe | Volunteer | -- | To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the | instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba |
Hi Glenn J. Rowe, you wrote:> One user on our church network is using XP Home Edition. I updated > the registry as I have seen posted on various sites. > > He is still not able to connect. I have the feeling it is because > he has joined a "workgroup" and not a "domain". I am able to change > the workgroup name but I can't seem to figure out how to join a > domain instead. > > Is there a restriction that the "Home Edition" can not join a domain?yes, that's one of the restrictions of the XP Home Edition from the money making company MS ;o) The only trick I know ist to use http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/Twe akUiPowertoySetup.exe and here you have to configure an autologon to the domain. But this is very insecure and you have to change this new for every user, which want to log on to the domain. der tom