XPe as Active Directory Server possible?

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Kenny

Hello,

Does anyone know if it is possible to have XPe work as and AD server?

I would like to create a very small testing image that I can use
through virtualPC or vmware.

Thanks in advance,

Kenny
 
Hi Kenny,

I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're asking here so I'll cover the
two likely scenarios that I can think of. (which one of them I think will
apply) Also - I assume "AD" means "Active Directory" - or a domain
environment.

1) If you're asking if a XPe box can be installed as a DC (Domain
Controller) in an AD - then no. Since XPe is based on XP Professional and
XP Pro cannot participate in an AD as a DC - then XPe cannot as well.
2) If you're asking if an XPe box can be joined to a AD and require domain
credentials to login, etc, etc - then yes. XPe can do this as XP Pro can.

Cheers.
 
Thank you for your reply Nick.

Is there any way that you know of to create an embedded domain
controller? Are there any plans for a windows server embedded os? I
would really like to trim down the size of our virtual images so we
could run more at the same time.

Thanks again,

Kenny
 
Originally Microsoft had developed the Embedded NT for just such a thing.
This was based on NT 4 however. I have never seen anything additional, and I
don’t know that Embedded NT is available any longer. I would also like to
find a simplified Domain controller for Home use. I think at this time
computers in the home are growing to the size of a small network.
 
Hi ME and Kenny,

To make XPE function as a domain controller you would have to
extract all of the components from the Server OS, and incorporate them
into the XPE... this is not currently possible, nor would it be allowed
by the Additional license provisions for XPE. There are "embedded"
versions of the Server 2003, but not in the sense of XPE... they're not
componentized, they are embedded by license restriction only... if you
contact me OL, I can elaborate.

HTH,
John Coyne (eMVP)

Arrow OCS


-----Original Message-----
From: ME [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:45 PM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded
Conversation: XPe as Active Directory Server possible?
Subject: Re: XPe as Active Directory Server possible?

Originally Microsoft had developed the Embedded NT for just such a
thing.
This was based on NT 4 however. I have never seen anything additional,
and I
don't know that Embedded NT is available any longer. I would also like
to
find a simplified Domain controller for Home use. I think at this time
computers in the home are growing to the size of a small network.
 
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