Hi Chet,

My bad. <g>

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Regards,

LelandJ

Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:

> 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.

>>

>> -----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

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>> 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.

>>>

>>

>>

>> 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.

>>

>> 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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