Networking with XP and Windows NT
Ok, I recently built a computer with funding from my school and it came with XP. Now I'm somewhat familar with XP since I use it at home and know some secrets with it. However right now I have two accounts set up with the hard drive and I have the computer hooked up to the network.
Ok, I recently built a computer with funding from my school and it came with XP. Now I'm somewhat familar with XP since I use it at home and know some secrets with it. However right now I have two accounts set up with the hard drive and I have the computer hooked up to the network. Now I can get access to the server through cmd but I was wondering if it would be possible for at the login screen of XP to have an option of logging on to the server and still having the two accounts through the hard drive. Any help would be really nice. Thanks in advance.
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To do this, you need to set up the computer to be part of the NT domain (go to System Properties, go the Computer Name tab, click on the "Change..." button, and input the relevant details. You will need the username and password of an administrator of the NT domain to be able to join it (or failing that, an admin themselves!)
Once you are part of the NT domain, the XP login box will have an additional drop down besides the normal username/password.
To log on to the NT domain, select the domain name from the domain box.
To log on to the local machine accounts, select the machine name from the domain box. So if you called the machine George when you set up XP, then the option will be called "George (this machine)" in the domain list.
Hope this is what you were looking for.
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Once you are part of the NT domain, the XP login box will have an additional drop down besides the normal username/password.
To log on to the NT domain, select the domain name from the domain box.
To log on to the local machine accounts, select the machine name from the domain box. So if you called the machine George when you set up XP, then the option will be called "George (this machine)" in the domain list.
Hope this is what you were looking for.
Rgds
AndyF
OK I tried adding it to the domain and it prompted me for a login and password. I put in the adminstrator and its password however a window came up that says "The Following error occurred attempting to join the domain "MELS"; Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more then one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again." I disconnected all shared folders and drives already connected to the server and yet it still comes up with the same error.
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