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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008Adding a 2005 Media Center PC to an XP Domain
Howdy all and thank you in advance, i am trying to add a 2005 Microsoft Media Center PC to my already established XP Network but i have noticed i cannot select a domain only a workgroup, any ideas? Cheers Vince Behler  Signaturevbehler > Howdy all > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > any ideas? Like XP Home, XP Media Center Edition does not support joining a domain. Do you actually have a network with a server running as a domain controller? HTH -pk > Cheers > > Vince Behler Patrick Yes we do have a dedicated domain controller, but wht is baffling me i the fact that this computer was running on our network last week unti it crashed , it was then recovered and now will not join a domain cheer Vince Behle -- vbehle > Patrick, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Vince Behler Officially this isn't anywhere near supported, but there are apparently some registry modifications that can allow MCE to join a domain. It's possible that the system had these modifications, of course they do not apply to the restored version, and everyone's forgotten about having performed them. Have a look here. You need an XP Boot CD or a BartPE disk or equivalent for this: http://www.everythingtech.tv/2006/07/12/how-to-get-windows-media-center-2005-to- join-a-domain/ http://aryeltech.com/join-windows-xp-media-center-edition-2005-to-a-windows-domain/ HTH -pk > Howdy all > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Vince Behler Because WinXP MCE is specifically designed *not* to be able to join a domain, you'd have to downgrade the OS to WinXP Pro. SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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