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win xp home connection to win 2000 lan

  • 30-01-2004 2:30pm
    #1
    newstalk
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    is there a conflict there?


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  • #2
    pclancy
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    dont think xp he will connect to a domain but if you just have the win2k network running peer to peer as a network id say it should work. Try the networking wizard that comes with xp if you're not familiar with how to configure a network or post some more details and someone will give u a hand. U should be able to have xp and 2000 machines running side by side over a network tho.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
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    You set the workgroup name to be the domain name and use UNC path to the login script in a batch file in startup group.

    eg: run script if you can see it
    if exist \\server\netlogon\script.bat \\server\netlogon\script.bat

    RANT
    M$ have pulled powertoys 1.0 because it could work around this.

    The ability to run Windows Server login scripts on windows clients was there in windows 3.11 / 95 /98 /NT / 2k BUT NOT in XP HOME - it's a marketing issue not a technical one.

    And it's a known problem with XP "PROFESSIONAL" , not running login script on first boot - FFS might as well use HOME and save €100 per machine on the network. And the real pisser is that it's only happening to a few PC's but not to others cloned the same way (using sysprep )
    /RANT

    Insert light bulb joke about microsoft redefining "Darkness"tm as a new industry standard.


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