Hi Chris,

Thanks for the information. To tell the truth, I've never used XP home;

because, I got the impression early on that it wouldn't network. I just

assumed it didn't have the software built-in to network, kind of like

the old one-to-a-customer MS Dos OS.

Regards,

LelandJ

Chris Davis wrote:

>You can network with Home, you are right in that in cannot join a Domain.

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>-----Original Message-----

>From: prolinux-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:prolinux-bounces@leafe.com] On

>Behalf Of Whil Hentzen

>Sent: 15 January 2005 23:51

>To: ProLinux Email List

>Subject: Re: [ProLinux] XP Hell again

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>>The BAD news, the new computer has XP Home on it!!! SHIT.

>>

>>I'm trying to copy everything off of my old computer and make the new

>>one visible to the other 2 computers on the network. I can't figure

>>out how to make XP allow other computers (Especially Win2K computers)

>>to access it.

>>

>>

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>I seem to recall that XP home was intentionally crippled so as to not

>allow networking. (Or was that it just can't join a PDC.

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>I'd say putting W2K Pro on the box is a better idea. That's what I'd do.

>

>And then I'd lock that thing down tighter than, well, having a bunch of

>17 year old girls in the house tonight for a sleepover, I'll spare the

>rest of that line, but you know what I'm thinking.

>

>Whil

>(Going to find my shotgun and put it by the front door, right next to

>the shovel, just in case any of the local X-chromosome-endowed show up

>here tonight.)

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