Actually an XP Home question

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

You cannot join XP Home Edition to a domain. However, you
may have two options to access the domain network resources:

1. Logon local machine using a domain user account.
2. Create a workgroup to match the domain name and also use the domain user account to logon.

Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based Networks
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/overv...

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...

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"JimmyD" wrote:

| Clients log into a Server 2000 with RDP to run an application.
| Users running XP Pro aren't having any problems.
| Users running XP Home have recently started getting countdown timers saying
| that their license will run out. When it runs out they get the an error
| message when trying to connect to the server that says "The remote computer
| disconnected the session becasue of an error in the licensing protocal.
| Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server
| administrator."
| When looking through the event logs, it tells me that a user tried to logon,
| but it failed.
| What is it about XP Home that's causing this problem?
| I've got the necessary licensing running on the Terminal Server.
| The only solution I've found so far is upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro, but
| that's not a cost effective solution for most of the clients.
| Any help would be greatly appreciated.
| Thanks.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Sorry I should have clarified a little more. They are logging in from remote
sites, not the actual workplace.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> You cannot join XP Home Edition to a domain. However, you
> may have two options to access the domain network resources:
>
> 1. Logon local machine using a domain user account.
> 2. Create a workgroup to match the domain name and also use the domain user account to logon.
>
> Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based Networks
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/overv...
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...
>
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>
> "JimmyD" wrote:
>
> | Clients log into a Server 2000 with RDP to run an application.
> | Users running XP Pro aren't having any problems.
> | Users running XP Home have recently started getting countdown timers saying
> | that their license will run out. When it runs out they get the an error
> | message when trying to connect to the server that says "The remote computer
> | disconnected the session becasue of an error in the licensing protocal.
> | Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server
> | administrator."
> | When looking through the event logs, it tells me that a user tried to logon,
> | but it failed.
> | What is it about XP Home that's causing this problem?
> | I've got the necessary licensing running on the Terminal Server.
> | The only solution I've found so far is upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro, but
> | that's not a cost effective solution for most of the clients.
> | Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> | Thanks.
>