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by peterckk

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Unable to join computer to domain for XP Professional as "member of domain" button not clickable (grey out). Workgroup button is shown. Logged on as computer Administrator. Computer connected to LAN (Domain). Clicked Change but Domain button grey out (unclickable)
Please help. Thank you.

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by retro77

Make sure the netlogon service is running. If it is, then the local administrator profile might be corrupt. Create another local admin and see if you can join the domain.

by vsharma

hi
i am vijay

do 1 thing first of all try this
try to add the computer to workgroup it will ask u for the usr and paswd type any name . then restart ur machine and nw try to add ur machine in the domain.

if this method will not work then try this

try to add ur machine in the domain using NETWORK ID option in the my computer properties , select the computer tab . then select network id

by murugan_nipl

hai this is murugan,

i had done the steps that u had told many times.. with many different steps.. but it doesn't work...
do u hav any other way tro solve this issue...
one more problem, in the same domain group, frequently, the server get disconnected, then v hav to restart all the workstations.. then only it can solve the issue temperorily...

server : windows 2000
workstation : windows xp professional sp2.

thanx & regards,
murugan.

by anco_feez

I am having the same problem with the PC that I am trying to connect to our DNS, it is giving the error message "domain controller for the domain could not be found." I tried taking it out of the domain to add it back on since it needed to access the local network printer and then it just somehow can't add itself back to the domain...

by nimmo

I have seen this before so give this a go, open your network connections page, do a right click and select properties, then make sure that "client for Microsoft Netwroks" is checked.

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