I recently repromoted my Win2003 to a domain controller.  
It also runs DNS.  I can not get one of my computers to
join the domain.  It was once part of the domain before,
I demoted the server.  I kept the same domain name.

If there is no dhcp XP will automatically assign an IP address 169.x.x.x
Is there a way to disable that with an registry key
Peter

Currently my system belongs to the domain called
'WORKGROUP', but whenever i try to change my domain
from the system properties and opt to become a member
of some other domain, it gives the error msg

I have 1 xp pro desktop  and 1 xp home laptop.
I brought a Tomson speedtouch 510 router with built in hardware firewall and
built in adsl broadband modem.
The reason behind this was to allow internet connection, without having to

I have tried dozens of times to get my two computers to
network, but I have had no luck.  I have run the Windows
XP netork wizard (if you want to call it that), but
EVERYTIME I run it, it fails to set up the wizard.  I

I have a small ICS network.  IP addresses are fixed.  
Everything works except IE and Outlook on the ICS HOST.
I can ping DNS servers.  I can ping other web servers by
name or ID.  IE simply returns "Cannot find Page"  

I have a soho network of 3 pcs. One running 2000 and 2
running xp. I set up the second xp machine a few weeks
ago. It can see the other two computers and talk to them
happily. The 2000 machine sees the other two and talks to

i can't get the networking setup wizard to run....
tried from all the short cuts....even from the cd...nothing
help whould be appreciated
thanks

Are there any known problems with networking 2 or more
computers with differing OS's?  I am running 2000 pro and
want to introduce a new computer running XP.  

I set up a network in my home with two XP machines (one
HE, one PE) and a W2K laptop. Internet connection is
through a broadband firewall router. All was well until I
tried sharing a folder on a the HE machine, and

I cannot log onto a Windows domain with a Windows XP Pro
Client that has previously been added to a domain. I get
an error that says that the domain cannot be found. I can
however log onto it from a windows 2000 client.

I just bought a new machine a few months ago, and since
loading it up and getting started, I have installed IIS 5.0
from the "Add Windows Services" screen. When i try to start
the Default Web Site, however, I get an "Unexpected Error:

Hello...I need some help with setting up my home
network.  I've had 4 people look at it & all 5 of us
would say we are good with computers...so i'm at a loss.  
i'm trying to set up a desktop w/ xp pro & a laptop w/ xp

I have a network with 4 computers and a network printer
connected through a LinkSys BEFSR41 router and a HUB.  
The Computers are a Workstation two Laptops and a
Server.  The workstation is running WinXP Pro and so is

XP pro
pentIII
512 ram
wmp54g Linksys