Sharon F
April 9th 03, 08:38 PM
On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 04:51:51 GMT, "G.M." > wrote:
>"Moshup Trail" > wrote in
:
>
>> I agree with DaveT. Every previous version of Windows since 95 could
>> join a domain. XP is the FIRST that cannot. So why would one check
>> for that feature? In my case the need came up well AFTER I had
>> purchased the computer. What is more infuriating is that MS charges
>> the whole upgrade price $189 to go from Home to Pro.
>>
>
>Wrong. No version of Win 9x can join a domain. They can participate in a
>domain environment but can not be joined as NT based clients can.
>
><snip>
Agree with the statement about Win9x accessing resources of a domain vs
joining. The same holds true for WinXP Home.
Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]
>"Moshup Trail" > wrote in
:
>
>> I agree with DaveT. Every previous version of Windows since 95 could
>> join a domain. XP is the FIRST that cannot. So why would one check
>> for that feature? In my case the need came up well AFTER I had
>> purchased the computer. What is more infuriating is that MS charges
>> the whole upgrade price $189 to go from Home to Pro.
>>
>
>Wrong. No version of Win 9x can join a domain. They can participate in a
>domain environment but can not be joined as NT based clients can.
>
><snip>
Agree with the statement about Win9x accessing resources of a domain vs
joining. The same holds true for WinXP Home.
Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]