Re: xp home drive mapping to 2003 server

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 20:12:03 -0000

"BRW" <beefjerky128@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ze6Md.206$uA.188@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Thanks Mike,
>
> You probably figured out that the reason I am asking is because my client
> is going to a 2003 server and I am wondering if it is absolutely necessary
> to upgrade the XP Home computers. Of course I want to but there is a lot
> of cost in it for them.
>
> If you or anybody has a moment to think out loud could you give me some
> other thoughts on the downside to not upgrading these machines. Such as,
> any consequences with DNS, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition, etc.?
>

Biggest losses by NOT upgrading from Home to professional if you in a Active
Directory Domain environment is loss of all reasonable management
functionality through Group Policy
see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/default.mspx

Loss of proper centralised management of user accounts and security
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/default.mspx

and lots more.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/default.mspx 

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Regards,
Mike
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"BRW" <beefjerky128@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:Ze6Md.206$uA.188@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> Thanks Mike,
>
> You probably figured out that the reason I am asking is because my client 
> is going to a 2003 server and I am wondering if it is absolutely necessary 
> to upgrade the XP Home computers. Of course I want to but there is a lot 
> of cost in it for them.
>
> If you or anybody has a moment to think out loud could you give me some 
> other thoughts on the downside to not upgrading these machines. Such as, 
> any consequences with DNS, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition, etc.?
>
> Thanks,
> Bobby
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:eY4jmqPCFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> "BRW" <beefjerky128@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:%3ULd.88894$_56.81075@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>>>I know you can't join a domain with home edition, but I'm wondering if 
>>>you can map a drive like you could with 2000 server. It worked because 
>>>2000 server checked the username/password and you could access the 
>>>drives, but I think that changed with 2003 server. Does anyone know this 
>>>for sure?
>>>
>>
>> No nothing changed - you can still map a drive (even from Windows XP Home 
>> Edition) if you can supply a set of valid domain credentials when you do 
>> the mapping either through the GUI or at the command line using the net 
>> use command.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>> --
>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights
>>
>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
>> newsgroups
>>
>> "BRW" <beefjerky128@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:%3ULd.88894$_56.81075@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>>>I know you can't join a domain with home edition, but I'm wondering if 
>>>you can map a drive like you could with 2000 server. It worked because 
>>>2000 server checked the username/password and you could access the 
>>>drives, but I think that changed with 2003 server. Does anyone know this 
>>>for sure?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bobby
>>>
>>
>>
>
>