There are key differences between Windows XP Home Edition and
Windows XP Professional when it comes to accessing and using
Windows 2000 Server domain-based resources and services,
which are common to many large organizations.
Both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional
allow you to connect to resources in a domain, either on the local
network, or via a Remote Access Services (RAS) or virtual private
network (VPN) connection. But Windows XP Professional is the
only version of Windows XP that allows users to join and be managed
by the domain (e.g., by logon scripts or group policies). A computer
running Windows XP Professional not joined to a domain also allows
you to enter domain credentials once only when accessing the domain
resources on the local network
(vs. having to authenticate upon each request as with Windows XP Home Edition).
Ref:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overviews/xpindomain.asp
XP Home is not designed to join a domain. In order to do so,
an upgrade to XP Pro will be required.
Which Edition is Right for You?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"Scott" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:
| Greetings -
| I have a user that works from a laptop with XP Home and brings his laptop to
| the office to "sync" his user folders to the domain and the Exchange server.
| I can't seem to figure out the best way for him to do this. Can someone
| please offer me some insight as to the appropriate way to accomplish this
| task.
|
| Thanks for the input.
| Scott
