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a2k · 09-03-2003, 08:54 AM

By my talk of "domains", you can tell I haven't done any systems admin stuff since the days of NT 4. It does say "To rename this computer or join a domain, click Change" on the Computer Name tab of System Properties in XP.

Anyway, call me crazy, but I'd assume that when Windows 2003 came out, you'd no longer use Windows 2000, kinda like when the 2003 Honda Accord came out, they stopped shipping 2002 Accords. Guess I was wrong, but my original hunch was right ("why can't I find the CD for 2k3 professional edition? Am I supposed to just go and install enterprise edition? Better ask people that know more than I do.").

The software that I want to install that (claims) it won't run on XP is server stuff - specifically, Microsoft CRM.

The real issue that has me not installing XP, though, is that I want to be able to share files on my computer but not to the entire world. As far as I can tell, setting permissions on a share is easy to do with 2k/2k3, but can't be done with XP.

09-03-2003, 08:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
a2k Crazy Location: Seattle	By my talk of "domains", you can tell I haven't done any systems admin stuff since the days of NT 4. It does say "To rename this computer or join a domain, click Change" on the Computer Name tab of System Properties in XP. Anyway, call me crazy, but I'd assume that when Windows 2003 came out, you'd no longer use Windows 2000, kinda like when the 2003 Honda Accord came out, they stopped shipping 2002 Accords. Guess I was wrong, but my original hunch was right ("why can't I find the CD for 2k3 professional edition? Am I supposed to just go and install enterprise edition? Better ask people that know more than I do."). The software that I want to install that (claims) it won't run on XP is server stuff - specifically, Microsoft CRM. The real issue that has me not installing XP, though, is that I want to be able to share files on my computer but not to the entire world. As far as I can tell, setting permissions on a share is easy to do with 2k/2k3, but can't be done with XP. Last edited by a2k; 09-03-2003 at 09:27 AM..