create domain

[Greg]

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I have on pc using win xp home and another loaded with win xp pro. Can I
create a domain with just these two. If so, how?

 

[Guest]

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Greg wrote:
> I have on pc using win xp home and another loaded with win xp pro. Can I
> create a domain with just these two. If so, how?


To create a domain, you would need to start with a server operating
system, such as WinNT 4.0 Server (may it rest in peace), Win2K Server,
or Windows Server 2003.

WinXP Pro, as a workstation operating system, is an excellent
choice for a client OS to use on the domain's workstations. WinXP Home,
however, is not designed to, nor can it truly be made to, join a WinNT,
Win2K or Win2K3 domain.


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[Guest]

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No just create a Workgroup using the same workgroup name on both systems and
you can network them that way.

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"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have on pc using win xp home and another loaded with win xp pro. Can I
> create a domain with just these two. If so, how?

 

[Guest]

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"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have on pc using win xp home and another loaded with win xp pro. Can I
> create a domain with just these two. If so, how?

No, you would require a Server running Windows Server 2003 to create and
use a domain infrastructure.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx

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"Greg" <Greg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3AA20A20-100C-43B3-81C2-85EADE03D5B1@microsoft.com...
>I have on pc using win xp home and another loaded with win xp pro. Can I
> create a domain with just these two. If so, how?