AJ
Tue Jun 17 11:36:20 PDT 2008
Hi, there are 2 options either you can upgrade win xp home to windows pro it
will not loose any data, or you can run 2003 server in workgroup.
AJ...
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
> No, XP Home will not work in a full domain environment. File Sharing is
> similarly hampered.
>
> Your best bet is to acquire a Volume License agreement for the required
> number of licenses for Windows XP Pro with SP2 or SP3 depending on what your
> XP Home systems are running and do an in place upgrade. As with any major
> upgrade, ensure that you have a backup of any data you can't afford to lose.
>
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> "Ace Hung" <nospamhhuunnggkkhh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:g37d6v$urn$1@mawar.singnet.com.sg...
> > Big_Al wrote:
> >> Ace Hung wrote:
> >>> My company is planning to install a Windows 2003 server to use in HR
> >>> system. We have 20 Win XP Home and 1 Win XP pro desktops. What must I do
> >>> to ensure everything works- eg, I hear that we can't use Win XP Home for
> >>> domain log in?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for any advice.
> >>>
> >>> -Hung
> >>
> >> You are right about the domain networking ability of Home.
> >
> > Does this mean we need to buy and install 20 Win XP Pro to install in the
> > 20 Win XP Home desktops.
> >
> > What will be the best way to go about it- must retain email, documents,
> > files for each user desktop.
> >
> > Is there no way to make Win XP Home work in a domain?
> >
> > -Hung
>
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