We currently have several locations with small W98 peer to peer workgroups. All pc’s involved log on to our Windows NT 4.0 server each time they reboot. If a workgroup looses connectivity to our WAN, the pc’s can still share resources because the File and Print sharing in W98 is set to “share-level”. We are now beginning to install Windows 2000 Professional on the pc’s in small “workgroups” . Is it possible to configure W2000 Prof in a similar fashion ?? From the reading I have done, it seemsas though you must choose between joining a domain or a workgroup…..not both. So, if I configure the pc’s to join a domain and add a computer account and share resources to domain users……..when we loose connectivity the user cannot be validated and therefore cannot see other’s resources. What are the disadvantages of creating a workgroup and not joining the domain ?? Can I still log on to the Exchange server ?? Is there a better way ??