Cris
Sat Apr 08 19:10:04 PDT 2006
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you should run the file and settings transfer wizard prior to doing =
anything. And you should read up on local and domain profiles and the =
difference
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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the newsgroup so =
all can take advantage
"csea" <csea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:2CAD9571-0B98-402A-BF48-75EF36BF2420@microsoft.com...
if this has the same user name as prior to the reinstall of xp on this =
ws=20
will using connectcomputer connect to that same user ok?
"Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)" wrote:
> In an SBS environment, its strongly recommended that all worstations =
be added to the domain using connectcomputer
> It does some special configs besides joining the domain
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> The one workstation you mention does not have the .local extension. =
was probably joined to a workgroup with the same name as the domain
> I'd unjoin it, and join it back using connectcomputer
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> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
> --------------------------------------
> Please do not respond directly to me, but only post in the newsgroup =
so all can take advantage
> "csea" <csea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:ECD82AB1-6394-48D2-936A-70A6A434917A@microsoft.com...
> this company manager tells me he installed office onto each =
client. I'm=20
> wondering if this will cause problems because I assume they did =
not join the=20
> client using connectcomputer. But Outlook is working with the =
exchange=20
> component.
>=20
> Second issue is, I have reinstalled xp on a client and during the=20
> installation I selected "join to a domain", then I recreated the =
username as=20
> a profile and seem to be connecting to the server ok.=20
>=20
> Should I un-join the domain, join a workgroup, then use the add a =
client and=20
> connectcomputer methods? Or am I doing the same thing through the =
install=20
> process mentioned above?=20
>=20
> The only thing is that the computer name is now different from =
what it was=20
> before and does not have the name.local name, even though it does =
seem to be=20
> connecting to the 3rd party mail program and the exchange on the =
server.
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> the name of this pc is simply "reception".
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> Look forward to assistance with this query
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you should run the file and settings =
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<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna=20
[SBS-MVP]<BR>--------------------------------------<BR>Please do not =
respond=20
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<DIV>"csea" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:csea@discussions.microsoft.com">csea@discussions.microsoft=
.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
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href=3D"news:2CAD9571-0B98-402A-BF48-75EF36BF2420@microsoft.com">news:2CA=
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this has the same user name as prior to the reinstall of xp on this ws =
<BR>will using connectcomputer connect to that same user =
ok?<BR><BR>"Cris=20
Hanna (SBS-MVP)" wrote:<BR><BR>> In an SBS environment, its =
strongly=20
recommended that all worstations be added to the domain using=20
connectcomputer<BR>> It does some special configs besides joining =
the=20
domain<BR>> <BR>> The one workstation you mention does not have =
the=20
.local extension. was probably joined to a workgroup with =
the same=20
name as the domain<BR>> I'd unjoin it, and join it back using=20
connectcomputer<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Cris Hanna =
[SBS-MVP]<BR>>=20
--------------------------------------<BR>> Please do not respond =
directly=20
to me, but only post in the newsgroup so all can take=20
advantage<BR>> "csea" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:csea@discussions.microsoft.com">csea@discussions.microsoft=
.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:ECD82AB1-6394-48D2-936A-70A6A434917A@microsoft.com">news:ECD=
82AB1-6394-48D2-936A-70A6A434917A@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>>  =
;=20
this company manager tells me he installed office onto each client. =
I'm=20
<BR>> wondering if this will cause problems because I =
assume=20
they did not join the <BR>> client using =
connectcomputer. But=20
Outlook is working with the exchange <BR>> =
component.<BR>>=20
<BR>> Second issue is, I have reinstalled xp on a =
client and=20
during the <BR>> installation I selected "join to a =
domain",=20
then I recreated the username as <BR>> a profile and =
seem to be=20
connecting to the server ok. <BR>> <BR>> Should I =
un-join=20
the domain, join a workgroup, then use the add a client and=20
<BR>> connectcomputer methods? Or am I doing the same =
thing=20
through the install <BR>> process mentioned above? =
<BR>>=20
<BR>> The only thing is that the computer name is now =
different=20
from what it was <BR>> before and does not have the =
name.local=20
name, even though it does seem to be <BR>> connecting =
to the=20
3rd party mail program and the exchange on the server.<BR>>=20
<BR>> the name of this pc is simply =
"reception".<BR>>=20
<BR>> Look forward to assistance with this=20
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