Joining a Domain on XP Home

danmpem · 04-12-2008, 04:33 PM

I 'm a newbie, so please bear with me. I'm running about 12 computers at work, all with XP Home, and a server with Windows Server 2003. I have been recently been learning about how to join a domain on XP Home, but I have also read that I don't get the advanced features like on XP Pro. The company I work for is too cheap to buy the Pro edition, so I have to make do with what I have. My question basiclly this: is it possible to get the XP Home computers to join our server's domain such that the computer users can logon using active directory? I've heard of Xteq X-Setup 6.1 utility. Does this help with the process at all?

Thanks!

**johnwill** · 04-13-2008, 08:13 AM

Nope, AFAIK, there is no way to do domain logins with XP-Home under AD. You can access shared resources on a server with XP-Home, but it's capability is limited. Here's a page about the hack you mention, note the limitations farther down the page: http://vowe.net/archives/001639.html

Another page with some info: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art.../wxphdoms.html

04-12-2008, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
danmpem Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 54 OS: XP	Joining a Domain on XP Home I 'm a newbie, so please bear with me. I'm running about 12 computers at work, all with XP Home, and a server with Windows Server 2003. I have been recently been learning about how to join a domain on XP Home, but I have also read that I don't get the advanced features like on XP Pro. The company I work for is too cheap to buy the Pro edition, so I have to make do with what I have. My question basiclly this: is it possible to get the XP Home computers to join our server's domain such that the computer users can logon using active directory? I've heard of Xteq X-Setup 6.1 utility. Does this help with the process at all? Thanks!

04-13-2008, 08:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Joining a Domain on XP Home Nope, AFAIK, there is no way to do domain logins with XP-Home under AD. You can access shared resources on a server with XP-Home, but it's capability is limited. Here's a page about the hack you mention, note the limitations farther down the page: http://vowe.net/archives/001639.html Another page with some info: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art.../wxphdoms.html __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience