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Title: Connecting Windows XP to an SME Domain
Post by: flats on January 23, 2005, 08:22:32 PM

Hi,
    I was wondering how to logon to an SME Domain from Windows XP Pro.

I can connect it to the Domain in the Computer name Section of the My Computer properties.

However, I cannot logon to the domain from the win xp pc. I get a logon message
"Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable, or because your computer account was not found."

Does anyone know how to sort this problem out?
Thanks.

Title: Connecting Windows XP to an SME Domain
Post by: egerards on January 23, 2005, 11:05:56 PM

Did you import /home/e-smith/files/server-resources/regedit/winxplogon.reg into the WinXP client's registry?

Title: Connecting Windows XP to an SME Domain
Post by: flats on January 25, 2005, 10:37:47 PM

no, where do i import it to??

Title: Connecting Windows XP to an SME Domain
Post by: smallstool on January 26, 2005, 12:16:45 AM

Ive just overcome the same issue see:

http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2004-January/078491.html

Works a treat  :-D

Smallstool

Title: Connecting Windows XP to an SME Domain
Post by: egerards on January 26, 2005, 07:48:59 AM

The procedure that smallstool links to might indeed work as well, but if you simply import the mentioned registry file, all the required settings are done instantly.

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no, where do i import it to??

Copy the file to an accessable location (e.g. /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/files), retrieve it on the client pc by accessing http://<your_sme_ip_or_hostname>/files/winxplogon.reg , double click on it (you need to have admin rights) and you're ready to add your WinXP machine to an SME domain.