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Joining 98 machines to 2k3 domain.

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Name: dave1814
Date: January 14, 2005 at 05:50:03 Pacific
Subject: Joining 98 machines to 2k3 domain.
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How many problems am I likey to have joining win98 machines to a new win2k3 domain with active directory, GPOs, etc? Or should we really just scrap all the 98 machines?!

Many Thanks,
Dave


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Response Number 1
Name: briantech
Date: January 14, 2005 at 06:20:18 Pacific
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Win9X will not be able to join the Domain, GPO's will not work, to be able to get eveything to work right , upgrade to XP Pro and save yourself the hassel.


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Response Number 2
Name: dave1814
Date: January 14, 2005 at 06:46:00 Pacific
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It will still join the domain tho surly?


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Response Number 3
Name: normajean
Date: January 14, 2005 at 07:37:11 Pacific
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Windows 98 machines don't join a domain - they are just able to browse it. You only have a choice to change the workgroup name on a Win98 machine - you make the workgroup name the same as the domain name and they can browse the network resources and map drives to them. They are like XP Home edition which can just join workgroups and not domains.


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