Want to add new XP-PRo PC to existing Windows Network

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Larry Potts

I want to connet a new windows XP pro PC to an existing
Windows Network. All the other PC's on the network use
Windows 2000 as there OS.

It looks like the only option is to create a new Windows
XP network. I rant the Add new Network Wizard, and it
appears that what happens is that I am creating the Host
PC on the network, and after that I will need to then run
a Network setup on the other PC's.

After I finish the setup on the XP PC, is it safe for me
to run the network setup on the PC's already on a
network. Also, I think I read somewhere in your help text
that I cannot run the XP network setup on a Windows 2000
PC.

I am confused and uncertain as to what to do next. What
do I do next????

Thanks,
Larry Potts
(e-mail address removed)
 
"Larry Potts" said:
I want to connet a new windows XP pro PC to an existing
Windows Network. All the other PC's on the network use
Windows 2000 as there OS.

It looks like the only option is to create a new Windows
XP network. I rant the Add new Network Wizard, and it
appears that what happens is that I am creating the Host
PC on the network, and after that I will need to then run
a Network setup on the other PC's.

After I finish the setup on the XP PC, is it safe for me
to run the network setup on the PC's already on a
network. Also, I think I read somewhere in your help text
that I cannot run the XP network setup on a Windows 2000
PC.

I am confused and uncertain as to what to do next. What
do I do next????

Thanks,
Larry Potts
(e-mail address removed)
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Even if it tells you to do it, don't run Windows XP's Network Setup
Wizard on the other networked computers. You want to make the Windows
XP computer conform to the existing network. The Wizard wants to make
the rest of the network conform to XP.

That's #1 in my list of Top Ten Rules for Adding Windows XP to an
Existing Network. Fortunately, the Wizard won't run on Windows 2000.

For the rest of the list, see:

Adding Windows XP to an Existing Network
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm
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