I have a bunch of XP/Vista Home edition pc's that I will be upgrading or replacing with pro edition. In the mean time can these pc's access data on a windows 2008 server, even if it is just shared directories? Thanks
Assuming everything is setup correctly (DNS is correct, DHCP doing the right 'stuff' for each subnet, and there are routes between networks if you have more than one Subnet/network), then yes.
Browse/connect a drive to the Server from the Home machine, and you should be prompted for the Server credentials - if the 2008 server is a DC, then provide domain user details ([domainname]\[username], then password), if its just in a workgroup, then enter the credentials of a user that exists locally on the server ([servername]\[username] and password).
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