Upgrade to XP required?

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Hi all

Have a customer with a small LAN consisting of:-

1 x Linux (Ubuntu) server
n x Win 7 boxes
1 x Win XP Pro box

They have added a Win XP Home box to the LAN, but to access the Linux server a username/password is required every time after boot or reboot even if the Linux server drive has been mapped.

None of the other boxes need these credentials.

Due to age of the hardware, a Win 7 upgrade is not a proposition.

So, is there a registry entry missing in the Win XP Home version that could be added to avoid upgrading to XP Pro?

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
PDFcommander.co.uk
motrac.co.uk

 

[BadBigBen]

Win XP Home just does not play well in a networked environment (domains aaaarrrrgggghhhh) ...

but have a look at the following, it might be of help here:

http://instantbadger.blogspot.com/2006/07/xp-home-client-linux-domain-controller.html

Ben
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[ChrisRChamberlain]

BadBigBen

Thanks for your suggestion.

As there are no security issues with this LAN, found a simple alternative here.

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
PDFcommander.co.uk
motrac.co.uk

 

[BadBigBen]

nice find there, Chris...

;-)

Ben
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