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Adding new Vista workstation to XP network.

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by hbartlett

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I am new to Vista. I need to add my Vista workstation to my Windows SBS Server 2003 network on the domain. All network computers currently have Windows XP. I know you have to change the workgroup name etc and download LLTD. Do you join them to the domain after changing the workgroup names? What is the process, steps, etc? Thanks.

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by wizard-09

Check this out

Joining your vista PC to your domain is same as XP machine check the following solution.

Start?>Control Panel and Select System and Maintenance.

Click the System section.In the ?Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings? section, click the ?Change settings? link.

If you?re prompted by the User Account Control module to continue, click Continue.

In the Computer Name tab of the properties, click the Change button.

In the ?Member of? section, select Domain and enter the name of the domain and click OK.

You?ll be prompted for an account with rights to join the computer to the domain. Enter the details and click OK.

Click OK to the welcome dialog box.Click OK to the notice that the machine will be rebooted.

Click Close to the dialog box.

Click Restart Now to the restart prompt.

Once the reboot is complete, the machine will be part of your domain.

by hbartlett

Once I add the Vista client to the domain, will it function like the Windows XP clients on the network to share files, printers, etc. Will I be able to see all computers on the network etc. So, I don't need to change workgroup names on the XP clients etc? What else do I need to do?

by wizard-09

Thats everything once its connect to the domain it will act like your xp machines, you may have to remap the network drives on the machine if the logon script does not do that but thats everything.

by hbartlett

Why would the network drive need to be remapped? Has this happened? What steps would I take?

by wizard-09

Because if you dont have a logon script to map the drives then it wont map to them on the local machine.

Right click my computer select map network drive and then type the path of the network share also check the box reconnect at logon so you only have to do this once.

If you find any of my information helpful please mark it as helpful :D

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