Hi,

I'm trying to turn a 7 machine peer-to-peer network running XP home into
a server based network. I know I have to upgrade the XP to Pro, but is there
a tutorial or instruction manual on how to do the migration from local XP
users
to server based network users ?

Bill

Why upgrade to pro,home will run server 2003.For 2003 info go to server
home page.

"Bill Lampman" wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to turn a 7 machine peer-to-peer network running XP home into
> a server based network. I know I have to upgrade the XP to Pro, but is there
> a tutorial or instruction manual on how to do the migration from local XP
> users
> to server based network users ?
>
> Bill
>
>
>

Hi,

Sorry if my decription of the problem was a little vague.

I have 7 PCs on a network running XP Home. All are in the same workgroup
and share files without a dedicated server. I want to migrate all of the
users who
log in locally to their machines over to a 2003 environment where all users
log in
to the server as a domain user NOT as a local user on their respective
machines.

How do I migrate the local user settings from XP home to the 2003 server
so
that users can login as domain users with all of their data (email, docs,
etc) located
on the server ?

"Ada Pan [MSFT]" <v-adapan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsdiAnSX1FHA.2244@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
> Hi Bill,
>
> Based on your information, I cannot entirely understand the situation on
> your side.
>
> If you want to build up a domain network environment based on the Windows
> Server 2003 computer:
>
> 1. You need to upgrade Windows XP from Home to Professional.
> 2. On how to deploy the domain environment, please take a look at the
> following article:
>
> Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../library/DepKi
> t/c283b699-6124-4c3a-87ef-865443d7ea4b.mspx
>
> If you only want to install a Windows Server 2003 in your current
> workgroup
> network environment, you needn't to perform the upgrade.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ada Pan
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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You don't. XP home *can not* join a domain.
You must upgrade all the XP home users to XP pro if you wish them to log
onto the Server 2003 domain.


--
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MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Bill Lampman" <bill@bogus.net> wrote in message
news:%23DJVsfd1FHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry if my decription of the problem was a little vague.
>
> I have 7 PCs on a network running XP Home. All are in the same
> workgroup
> and share files without a dedicated server. I want to migrate all of the
> users who
> log in locally to their machines over to a 2003 environment where all
> users log in
> to the server as a domain user NOT as a local user on their respective
> machines.
>
> How do I migrate the local user settings from XP home to the 2003
> server so
> that users can login as domain users with all of their data (email, docs,
> etc) located
> on the server ?
>
> "Ada Pan [MSFT]" <v-adapan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsdiAnSX1FHA.2244@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Based on your information, I cannot entirely understand the situation on
>> your side.
>>
>> If you want to build up a domain network environment based on the Windows
>> Server 2003 computer:
>>
>> 1. You need to upgrade Windows XP from Home to Professional.
>> 2. On how to deploy the domain environment, please take a look at the
>> following article:
>>
>> Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../library/DepKi
>> t/c283b699-6124-4c3a-87ef-865443d7ea4b.mspx
>>
>> If you only want to install a Windows Server 2003 in your current
>> workgroup
>> network environment, you needn't to perform the upgrade.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ada Pan
>>
>> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> ================================================== ===
>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
>> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
>> ================================================== ===
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>
>

Why don't you reread the complete thread - the OP already said he/she was
going to upgrade the Home PC's to Pro, the OP wants info on how to convert
the Profiles on the Home PC's to a Pro Domain Profile.

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"Larry Samuels" <larry@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uojU2Ge1FHA.3188@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You don't. XP home *can not* join a domain.
> You must upgrade all the XP home users to XP pro if you wish them to log
> onto the Server 2003 domain.
>
>
> --
> Larry Samuels Associate Expert
> MS-MVP (2001-2005)
> Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
> http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
> Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Bill Lampman" <bill@bogus.net> wrote in message
> news:%23DJVsfd1FHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry if my decription of the problem was a little vague.
>>
>> I have 7 PCs on a network running XP Home. All are in the same
>> workgroup
>> and share files without a dedicated server. I want to migrate all of the
>> users who
>> log in locally to their machines over to a 2003 environment where all
>> users log in
>> to the server as a domain user NOT as a local user on their respective
>> machines.
>>
>> How do I migrate the local user settings from XP home to the 2003
>> server so
>> that users can login as domain users with all of their data (email, docs,
>> etc) located
>> on the server ?
>>
>> "Ada Pan [MSFT]" <v-adapan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsdiAnSX1FHA.2244@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> Based on your information, I cannot entirely understand the situation on
>>> your side.
>>>
>>> If you want to build up a domain network environment based on the
>>> Windows
>>> Server 2003 computer:
>>>
>>> 1. You need to upgrade Windows XP from Home to Professional.
>>> 2. On how to deploy the domain environment, please take a look at the
>>> following article:
>>>
>>> Windows Server 2003 Deployment Guide
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../library/DepKi
>>> t/c283b699-6124-4c3a-87ef-865443d7ea4b.mspx
>>>
>>> If you only want to install a Windows Server 2003 in your current
>>> workgroup
>>> network environment, you needn't to perform the upgrade.
>>>
>>> Hope it helps.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Ada Pan
>>>
>>> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>>> ================================================== ===
>>> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
>>> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
>>> ================================================== ===
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

For 7 users... get SBS

We use a command at the workstations http://server/connectcomputer to
join them to the domain.

The local peer profiles are then moved over automatically.

Star Fleet Admiral Q wrote:

>Why don't you reread the complete thread - the OP already said he/she was
>going to upgrade the Home PC's to Pro, the OP wants info on how to convert
>the Profiles on the Home PC's to a Pro Domain Profile.
>
>
>

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