Hi, I have admin rights on the domain server, but can't get the XP pro Wk.Station to use the domain resources, and it takes for EVER to join the network. I've logged on as local admin and tried to map to network shares, (eg drives on other boxes on the network, or to a shared printer.) Then tried to log on as network admin from the same xp box and map that way. Nada! Major frustration trying to make sense of the (as usual) incomprehensible xp help. The rest of the workstations are Win98 and apart from the usual Windows foibles have so far delivered the goods. Someone please point me to, or post a step by step guide - integrating XP workstation to an existing 2000 advanced server network. Thanks, Don Durham

I know Win98 can't network with XP unless you use the Network setup wizard on the XP CD. Maybe Win 2000 is the same?

I have recently setup a new network at work. It consists of 1 Windows 2000 Server box(P2 350MHz) and 4 Windows XP Pro boxes(3x P3 450Mhz and 1 P4 2Ghz). I had no problems at all getting the XP boxes to join the domain. I have found the easiest way to do it is when you type in the Domain you wish to join (through System Properties->Computer Name->Change) just type in the pre-Windows 2000 domain name. eg. If the domain name is 'mshome.net.au' (as setup on the server during installation), then the pre-Windows 2000 domain name would be 'mshome'. When you hit OK, XP will then ask for a username and password for the domain. You say you have this so once again, enter it here. If this is the procedure you have already followed and you still find that it is taking ages to logon, then check you NIC settings and ensure that it is set for Full Duplex operation, that is, if it supports this.

XP Joins the Domain in exactly the same was as Windows 2000. You must have set some setting incorrectly i.e. IP, Subnet mask, default gateway. You must always log onto the XP PC with Admin rights otherwise it will not work! XP Pro is basically NT where as XP Home is not NT. So XP Pro is based on Windows 2000 and XP Home is based on Win ME. This being the case XP Pro networking is vertually the same in how you join the domain! We have in work 150 Windows 2000 PC 20 XP PC's and 5 Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with exchange) and we never have a problem with XP unless the IP settings are incorrect! or you simply are not entering in the correct information when joining the domain, which you should know how to do if you have set up Windows 2000 Advanced Server!!