Windows XP logging problems Windows 2000 domain

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I have a Windows 2000 domain setup with a Windows XP Pro
machine logging on a secure workgroup. Windows XP has
access to the Windows 2000 domain through the workgroup, I
have setup a user account(administrator account) on the
Windows 2000 server and the Windows XP machine with the
same Username and Password to enable proper access.
However, I tried to change the user account password on
the Windows 2000 server and the Windows XP machine using
the same password on both and I was no longer able to log
on to the domain from the Windows XP machine. I tried
setting up new accounts with administrator account rights
on the Windows 2000 server and Windows XP machine without
any success in logging onto the domain. However, if I use
the "original" account I setup on the server and on the
Windows XP machine I am able to log on the domain from the
Windows XP machine. Shouldn't I be able to just change
passwords on Active Directory for user accounts? I have
other networks setup with similar operating systems. This
however is the first I have encountered with a WinXP
machine giving me problems with something as simple as
changing passwords....could it be that it's logging in
through a secure workgroup???? I would really appreciate
any suggestions...
Thank you,
Chris
 
There are many issues with XP Pro attempting to logon to a NT domain. Some
of these issues revolve around establishing a secure channel with the PDC.
Microsoft makes some suggestions and has some patches that will cost you
money and may not work.

First of all, check to see if your netlogon services are working. If they
are then most of the hard work is done. Try adding your machine to the
domain. If you can do that, you should be able to login. If not, there are
issues with XP Pro and NT PDC that requre patched on both sides. I don't
know if this is only specific to XP SP1a, but only on these machines have I
run into this issue.

Should you have any problems, please check the event logs and see if there
are any errors you can draw from that. On a side note, do an ipconfig /all
and make certain the settings are what they are supposed to be. One machine
would default to an subnet mask that wasn't correct for our network.
 
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