i 've windows small business server 2000 . domain is "space". i do following steps 1. RESTART CLIENT MACHINE. 2. RIGHT CLICK MY COMPUTER ICON>PROPERTIES>NETWORK IDENTIFICATION TAB> CLICK PROPERTY BUTTON> WRITE COMPUTER NAME> AND DOMAIN NAME THEN OK 3. WRITE YOUR ADMINISTRATOR USER NAME AND ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD AND OK. AFTER THIS A MASSAGE SHOWS "NETWORK PATH NOT FOUND" AND IF I INSTALL WINDOW XP PROF. AND DO SAME STEPS ABOVE IT WILL ADD ME IN DOMAIN SUCESSFULL AND IT WILL WORK FINE BUT WHAT HAPPEN IF I GO TO SERVER NETWORK CONNECTION AND FIND THE SAME CLIENT COMPUTER WHICH I 'VE ADDED USING XP PROFESSNAL AND DBL CLICK TO OPEN IT IT WILL NOW OPEN IT AND MESSAGE CAME NETWORK PATH NOT FOUND....:s NOW WAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM... PLS HELP ME I CANT SOLVE THIS SELLY PROBLEM Talal Javaid

Try clicking on the "Change" button on the Network ID tab and enter your DNS suffix there. Don't forget to ensure your TCP/IP DNS setting is pointing at the DNS server in your domain.