Really OT Networking

[andy14]

Hi do you know where the active directory is on XP Pro and how do you use it.

[highlander]

Active Directory requires a server system to be installed for you to connect to.

I run an Active Directory at home.

I have Windows 2000 Server running on an old HP NetServer LHII, which runs the Active Directory service. I have 3x client PCs (all Windows XP
Professional) which have computer accounts on the Active Directory. It works very nicely.

If you have a server in-place, then you'll need to join your workstation to the domain. I don't think this is at all possible with XP Home, so you'd
need to have Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional for this to work.

To join to the Active Directory, go to the "System" control panel, into "Computer Name", click "Change", set the radio button to "Domain" and enter
the name of your Domain/Active Directory in the box. You may be asked for your domain administrator account's user ID and password.

[andy14]

Is there a way without have server software?

[Dutch64]

XP doesn't have active directory. You need to install windows server 2000 or 2003. No way having active directory without the
server software
And even if you install windows server, you still have to promote it to a domain controller to have AD installed.
Why would you like to have AD anyhow?

[andy14]

Ok thanks

[andy14]

Dutch64 wrote:
XP doesn't have active directory. You need to install windows server 2000 or 2003. No way having active directory without the
server software
And even if you install windows server, you still have to promote it to a domain controller to have AD installed.
Why would you like to have AD anyhow?

Because I work in a pc shop on saturdays and I want to go in to networking full time

eg joining domains etc etc

[Dutch64]

Get vmware or ms virtual server and install some virtual server on your regular desktop or laptop