Topic: XP Home

[Matt]

Help.  I just got a computer with XP home edition.  and I cannot figure out out to make it work like windows 9x and me did.  for example where on earth do I select the "Primary Network Logon".  why won't it process logon scrips?  How come I can't access computers with "User-level access control" (I.E. no passwords but pick and choose each user) and where do I select what domain to log into?

I would really like/need some help on this

Thanks,
Matt

[Terry Brummell]

I can answer one of those questions.  XP Home Edition was not designed to participate in a domain environment.  So, no network logon.  You need XP Corporate Edition if you want it to play in a domain.

Terry

[saleem]

Matt,

As XP home does not support NT domains you do not get roaming profiles, domain login and running scripts.

What you can do is create local accounts on the xp home edition and then create the same accounts on the e-smith server.

Then run a batch file in the all users folder on the xp home box to start off any scripts you want.

Basically you have to do everything manually.

As you will know who has logged in (xp home can be set to only allow loggin in users) you can use batch variable current user and map their home directory and shares on e-smith etc.

saleem

[saleem]

look for xp home in the forums I tackled this very issue about 6 months ago.

Got alot of help from the forum and learned a workaround.

I posted a solution in the forum so you should find it.

saleem

[Matt]

Thanx for all the help, but I think I'll downgrade to Windows ME.  My only question now is: Why would microsoft stop something they had in all of their previous OS's?

[Boris]

To make you buy this (prebundled with computer) AND a Pro version if you use it for business.

[ed sharpe]

what a bummer!
I like the way xp runs and seldom diddles up.....
knew there had to be a down side show up!

ed sharpe archivist for smecc