Please help me ! Can windows XP home work on SBS 2000 network

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Julian CArlisle

Please can some 'star' tell me if a windows XP home
edition client is able to work on a SBS 2000 network ?
Or do we have to upgrade to windows XP Professional?
 
Julian said:
Please can some 'star' tell me if a windows XP home
edition client is able to work on a SBS 2000 network ?
Or do we have to upgrade to windows XP Professional?
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XP HE cannot log into a domain, so you will probably want to
upgrade to XP PRO.

XP HE can access individual resources on the domain, but the
need to repeatedly supply credentials is a bit of a PITA.
 
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XP HE cannot log into a domain, so you will probably want to
upgrade to XP PRO.

XP HE can access individual resources on the domain, but the
need to repeatedly supply credentials is a bit of a PITA.
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Actually, you CAN log onto a domain with Windows XP Home
Edition. Here's how:

In the user name/log on name box type:

DomainName\username

and then enter your password in the password box.
DomainName represents the name of the domain, username,
your log on name. Make sure to use a backward slash
between the Domain name and user name. Hope this helps!
 
-----Original Message-----
Please can some 'star' tell me if a windows XP home
edition client is able to work on a SBS 2000 network ?
Or do we have to upgrade to windows XP Professional?
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I thought I replied to you, but my post didn't show up.
You log into a domain on Windows Home Edition as follows:

In the log on/user name box, enter

DomainName\username

Where the DomainName is the name of your domain and
username is your log on name. Use a backward slash
between them, then enter your network password. Hope this
helps!
 
ghassan said:
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Actually, you CAN log onto a domain with Windows XP Home
Edition. Here's how:

In the user name/log on name box type:

DomainName\username

and then enter your password in the password box.
DomainName represents the name of the domain, username,
your log on name. Make sure to use a backward slash
between the Domain name and user name. Hope this helps!
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Let me clarify by paraphrasing M$'s explanation -

You can use XP HE to connect to resources in a domain; however,
with XP HE, you cannot:

1.Be joined to and managed by the domain - this means any logon
scripts, group policies, or software distribution by the network
administrator over the network will not happen on your computer.
With XP PRO, you can easily join and be managed by the domain.

2.Enter your domain credentials a single time - This means any time
you connect to a file, printer share, e-mail account, Web page, etc.,
you will have to enter your logon and password. (RAS is different.)
With XP PRO, you will only have to enter your credentials once.

3.Use advanced security - Security features such as IP Security (IPSec)
and digital certificates may be required in some environments to
access certain resources. These features are built into XP PRO but
not XP HE.
 
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