Windows XP Professional in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain

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Prent Patrick

I have a single Windows XP Professional computer on my
Windows NT 4.0 domain. I have integrated many Windows
2000 Professional computers, and a Windows 2000 Advanced
Server as a member server, into this domain previously.

The Windows XP Professional computer, however, is causing
me a bit of grief. I successfully joined the computer the
domain, and it logs in just fine. However, every 12
minutes I get a 8003 error on my PDC that tells me the
Windows XP Professional computer thinks it is the master
browser and it is forcing an election. Simultaneously, I
get a 1054 error on the Windows XP Professional computer
every 12 minutes that tells me the XP computer can't find
a domain controller.

I followed the steps in KB articles Q310461, Q180094 and
Q314108. I am running WINS and DNS on my network and all
my computers use static IP addresses (no DHCP). The
Windows XP computer is using the internal DNS servers, it
has a valid IP address, subnet mask and gateway, it has
registered in WINS, it browses the network and internet
without issue and logs on to the domain without issue. It
has been updated with all recommended and critical updates
including Windows XP Service Pack 1. I even created an
LMHOSTS file and #PRE loaded the PDC.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Prent Patrick

P.S. Replies will reach me faster if you e-mail me at
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Point is well taken.

However:

The only computer attempting to force an election is the
XP computer

The PDC never had an 8003 error until the addition of the
XP computer

What about the 1054 errors that occur simultaneously on
the XP computer with the 8003 errors on the PDC?

The switch and router are not setup to forward UDP
broadcasts

Thanks again,
Prent Patrick
Network Engineer
 
Prent Patrick said:
Point is well taken.

However:

The only computer attempting to force an election is the
XP computer

The PDC never had an 8003 error until the addition of the
XP computer

What about the 1054 errors that occur simultaneously on
the XP computer with the 8003 errors on the PDC?

The switch and router are not setup to forward UDP
broadcasts

Thanks again,
Prent Patrick
Network Engineer
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On the XP Pro computer, consider disabling the "Computer Browser" service.
See if that resolves the issue.
Start> Right click "My Computer" and select "Manage"
Computer Management | Services and Applications | click on Services -
Double click on "Computer Browser" and set Startup Type to Disabled
and click on "Stop" and then "OK"
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