connect windows xp pro to home network

[WiLLerZ]

My brother has given his old laptop to me and I'm trying to set it up
on our home network. I can't run the Network Setup Wizard as it says
that the computer is set up for a domain network, and I want to connect

to a workgroup network.
The main reason I want to connect to the network is so I can share the
printer, but I also find it useful to share files occasionally.
I've searched a lot of sites, but I can't seem to find an easy way to
set this up. I don't care if I lose the domain settings as I don't
need it to connect to my brother's university domain anymore. Can
anyone give me some good step by step instructions, or point me towards

a website that provides this?
Thanks

[Rock]

"WiLLerZ" wrote

> My brother has given his old laptop to me and I'm trying to set it up
> on our home network. I can't run the Network Setup Wizard as it says
> that the computer is set up for a domain network, and I want to connect
>
> to a workgroup network.
> The main reason I want to connect to the network is so I can share the
> printer, but I also find it useful to share files occasionally.
> I've searched a lot of sites, but I can't seem to find an easy way to
> set this up. I don't care if I lose the domain settings as I don't
> need it to connect to my brother's university domain anymore. Can
> anyone give me some good step by step instructions, or point me towards

The best course of action, when getting a used computer, is to do a clean
install of the OS. That way you don't inherit any of the problems, quirks
or nasties hiding on the computer.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

[chriske911]

WiLLerZ pretended :
> My brother has given his old laptop to me and I'm trying to set it up
> on our home network. I can't run the Network Setup Wizard as it says
> that the computer is set up for a domain network, and I want to connect

> to a workgroup network.
> The main reason I want to connect to the network is so I can share the
> printer, but I also find it useful to share files occasionally.
> I've searched a lot of sites, but I can't seem to find an easy way to
> set this up. I don't care if I lose the domain settings as I don't
> need it to connect to my brother's university domain anymore. Can
> anyone give me some good step by step instructions, or point me towards

> a website that provides this?
> Thanks

if it's possible, try going back to your brother's univ and remove the
laptop from the domain
My computer\properties\computer name\change...

after that you can do as you like with it
right now there could be a number of limitations thru policies from the
univ domain
this would be the easiest and quickest way for you

you could also reinstall the OS, that way you are sure there is nothing
pointing back to the univ network anymore

grtz

[Ken Blake, MVP]

WiLLerZ wrote:

> My brother has given his old laptop to me and I'm trying to set it up
> on our home network. I can't run the Network Setup Wizard as it says
> that the computer is set up for a domain network, and I want to
> connect
>
> to a workgroup network.
> The main reason I want to connect to the network is so I can share the
> printer, but I also find it useful to share files occasionally.
> I've searched a lot of sites, but I can't seem to find an easy way to
> set this up. I don't care if I lose the domain settings as I don't
> need it to connect to my brother's university domain anymore. Can
> anyone give me some good step by step instructions, or point me
> towards a website that provides this?


If I acquired a used computer, even from a family member, the first thing I
would do with it would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You
have no idea how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed
incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I
wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and problems,
possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else
do either.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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