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Old 06-24-2007   #1 (permalink)
John
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Domain Controllers

Hi,

Can Vista Home Premium be setup as a Domain? All I can see is the Workgroup
option.

Thanks



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Old 06-24-2007   #2 (permalink)
Bruce Chambers
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Re: Domain Controllers

John wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can Vista Home Premium be setup as a Domain?



No, of course not. To create a domain, you would need to start with a
server operating system, such as WinNT 4.0 Server (may it rest in
peace), Win2K Server, or Windows Server 2003.

WinXP Pro, or Vista Business or Ultimate, as a workstation
operating system, is an excellent choice for a client OS to use on the
domain's workstations. Win98, WinXP or Viasta Home, however, are not
designed to, nor can truly be made to, join a WinNT, Win2K or Win2K3 domain.

Some basic info here:
http://faq.midrange.com/data/cache/298.html

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles...8998.html?Ad=1

http://docs.hp.com/en/B8725-90074/ch11s03.html


> All I can see is the Workgroup
> option.
>


Correct.


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Old 06-25-2007   #3 (permalink)
Justin Brown - SYNACS
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Re: Domain Controllers

On Jun 24, 6:00 pm, "John" <1...@1111.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can Vista Home Premium be setup as a Domain? All I can see is the Workgroup
> option.
>
> Thanks


John,

Vista Home Premium is similar to Windows XP Media Center Edition, in
the sense that it *is* better than the "low-end" version (e.g. XP
Home) but it still has the domain capability stripped away. You'll
need Vista Business or better to join a domain.

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