XP user accounts

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I have a computer running xp home I am wondering if and how to use 2000
advanced server to control what the user can and can't do on his pc.
I am in a business enviorment and want control over my employee's computers.
 
Tobey said:
I have a computer running xp home I am wondering if and how to use
2000 advanced server to control what the user can and can't do on his
pc. I am in a business enviorment and want control over my employee's
computers.
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In order to control the workstation from the server, the workstation
needs to be a member of the domain. XP Home cannot join a domain. You
should upgrade the workstation to XP Pro. If this is a small business
and you want to keep XP Home on the box, use either MVP Doug Knox's
Security Console or the MS Shared Computer Toolkit to control the XP
Home workstation.

http://www.dougknox.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sharedaccess/default.mspx

Malke
 
Tobey said:
I have a computer running xp home I am wondering if and how to use 2000
advanced server to control what the user can and can't do on his pc.
I am in a business enviorment and want control over my employee's computers.
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You cannot, unless you upgrade the PC to WinXP Pro.

WinXP Home is not designed to, nor can it truly be made to, join a
domain. Nor does it allow the same sort of seamless access provided by
Win9x, although domain resources can be manually accessed by properly
authenticated users. And, of course, the WinXP Home PC cannot be
centrally managed via domain policies or controls.

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

While a WinXP Home machine cannot be made a domain member, it's
still possible for a properly authenticated user to access domain
resources from a WinXP Home PC. He/she merely has to enter his domain
user name at password for each connection/share required.

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