[RareB]

I just got a copy of mce 2005 and thought it was based on xp pro. I was not able to join it to a domain so it seems more like xp home. Am I missing somthing?


Thanks,

Chad

 

[CCarncross]

I thought it was based on XP Home my self.

 

[RareB]

Well it mentioned XP pro durring the setup, and 2004 would let you have encrypted files system and join a domain. I was just wondering why they would take that out of 2005. I just could not understand why they would take that off.


Thanks,

Chad

 

[technofiend]

2004 Was definately XP Pro, 2005 appears to have no 'join domain' capabilities, though.

 

[jammur]

They took out domain joining so businesses wouldn't save their cash and buy MCE 2005 OEM instead of Win XP Pro.

 

[RareB]

haha, good point. I was just a little disapointed to see this.


Thanks,

Chad

 

[3rob3]

Wrong. You CAN join a domain if your NIC drivers are loaded at setup, or if you do an upgrade over 2004. Otherwise you can't. The reason they try to keep you from joining a domain is because of the extenders coming out. They use fast user switching, which isn't available when you're on a domain.

 

[weldon]

Also, XP Pro OEM and MCE 2005 OEM are almost the same price so there isn't really any savings for businesses.

 

[N3W813]

U can install MCE2004 first, join it to the domain, then upgrade to MCE 2005. This was explained by a MS employee in another MCE 2005 thread. Please do a search. Thanks.

 

[RareB]

Quote:

Originally posted by N3W813 U can install MCE2004 first, join it to the domain, then upgrade to MCE 2005. This was explained by a MS employee in another MCE 2005 thread. Please do a search. Thanks.

Thats great if you have a copy of 2004 (I did not). I guess I will have to install the drivers for my network card before I build it. I still think they should have a choice when building the machine if you want to use a domain or not. I built the machine and then found out later there is no way to convert it to a domain without rebuilding it again.


Thanks,

Chad