I'm just getting into this upgrade to SBS2003 but Id like to upgrade all the
client computers (6 small shop) to WinXP on the old SBS2000 first. I have a
test system at XP/SP2 and Im able to join the domain by adjusting the network
params but not by using the floppy disk on the XP computer. Outlook 2000
wont load on the new computer at signin. It seems like others are using XP
clients but I cant find any DOCS to show the way. Any help would be GREAT!!
TNX.

Re: How to add winxp client to SBS2K by Anna

Anna
Tue Nov 14 18:24:37 CST 2006

Hi busmony:

We have one SBS 2000 client left, and we do all the installstion of
workstation/clients manually. I change the computer name and organization
type from my computer>properties>computer name. After it reboots, I install
the firewall and install/configure Outlook if necessary manually from the
shares on the server.

Note that this is exactly backwards from SBS 2003. In 2000, in you create
the computer first, the change name routine will bomb that the computer is
already listed in AD. In SBS 2003, you create all the users and computers
at the server console, then use http://servername/connectcomputer to join
them to the domain.

If you use the swing method to get to your new server, you don't have to do
anything, the users and computers are already part of the SBS 2003 domain.

Regards:

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"busmony" <busmony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F87E7C29-EDCD-4865-9025-C2D43A380AB9@microsoft.com...
> I'm just getting into this upgrade to SBS2003 but Id like to upgrade all
the
> client computers (6 small shop) to WinXP on the old SBS2000 first. I have
a
> test system at XP/SP2 and Im able to join the domain by adjusting the
network
> params but not by using the floppy disk on the XP computer. Outlook 2000
> wont load on the new computer at signin. It seems like others are using
XP
> clients but I cant find any DOCS to show the way. Any help would be
GREAT!!
> TNX.



Re: How to add winxp client to SBS2K by Michael

Michael
Wed Nov 15 05:43:04 CST 2006

All good info,

This is also how I do it except I get a little fancy and assign
applications in the AD or publish MSI and Zap files.

remove this wrote:

> Hi busmony:
>
> We have one SBS 2000 client left, and we do all the installstion of
> workstation/clients manually. I change the computer name and organization
> type from my computer>properties>computer name. After it reboots, I install
> the firewall and install/configure Outlook if necessary manually from the
> shares on the server.
>
> Note that this is exactly backwards from SBS 2003. In 2000, in you create
> the computer first, the change name routine will bomb that the computer is
> already listed in AD. In SBS 2003, you create all the users and computers
> at the server console, then use http://servername/connectcomputer to join
> them to the domain.
>
> If you use the swing method to get to your new server, you don't have to do
> anything, the users and computers are already part of the SBS 2003 domain.
>
> Regards:
>
>

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Systems Engineer
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