Windows

When you try to join the domain, are you creating a computer account at that time? Or is there an existing computer account in AD already for that computer name? Either way, what I'd do is, if there's an existing account with that name, you have to either delete that account (if it's not being used), or give the computer a different name. Once you've done either of those things, then try to join the domain again and create a computer account during that process. You will be required to provide a user ID and password with administrative rights on the domain (usually the built-in Administrator account for the domain). This should allow you to join the domain and create a proper computer account for that workstation. The reason you can browse is that you are running NetBEUI, but you are not being authenticated as a domain user, so if you have any resources on the domain with security set up to limit access to certain user or groups, then you will not be able to use them. I would recommend, for security and network performance purposes, that you remove NetBEUI and use NetBIOS over TCP/IP instead - NetBEUI is not secure, plus it creates a lot more traffic on your network than TCP/IP as far as browsing and finding resources on the network. Hope this helps!

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