davePremium,MVM
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| [Vista] Can Vista Home Premium join a domain? I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate.
I do 'one day' plan to put all my home machines into a domain, so I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. |
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 ABPremium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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·Verizon Online DSL
| said by dave:I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate. . . I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. The answer would seem to be 'no':
»www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_02.asp |
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 La LunaSurvived AshrafulPremium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
kudos:3
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Vista Home Premium cannot join a domain:
»support.microsoft.com/kb/929543
Vista Business and Ultimate can join a domain.
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 MSengPremium,Ex-Mod 2001-08
join:2000-07-13
Ork
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1 edit | reply to dave
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929543
Too slow.  |
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davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
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kudos:7 | reply to dave
Thanks, all. |
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said by dave:I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate. I do 'one day' plan to put all my home machines into a domain, so I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. Why don't you go ahead and get Vista Home Premium now, and one day, when you need to join a domain, use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to jump to Vista Business.
You can upgrade that way without having to reinstall Vista.
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 LeathalPremium
join:2002-02-09
M1S0G4
kudos:2 | said by TherapyChick:said by dave:I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate. I do 'one day' plan to put all my home machines into a domain, so I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. Why don't you go ahead and get Vista Home Premium now, and one day, when you need to join a domain, use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to jump to Vista Business. You can upgrade that way without having to reinstall Vista. Isn't that like double the work? 
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| said by Leathal:said by TherapyChick:said by dave:I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate. I do 'one day' plan to put all my home machines into a domain, so I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. Why don't you go ahead and get Vista Home Premium now, and one day, when you need to join a domain, use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to jump to Vista Business. You can upgrade that way without having to reinstall Vista. Isn't that like double the work? Leathal What do you mean, double the work?
The Vista Anytime Upgrade makes going from Home Basic, to Premium, to Business, to Ultimate very easy.
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 Tursiops_GTechnoidPremium,MVM
join:2002-02-06
Norwalk, CT
1 edit | reply to dave
Are you referring to an actual *Domain* (with a Dedicated PC set up as a Domain Controller), or just a Home LAN Workgroup?
Vista Home Premium supports Directory, File, and Printer sharing between individual PCs on a Home LAN, just by setting all of the PCs to be in the same Workgroup name...
-Tursiops_G.
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davePremium,MVM
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| An actual domain.
The DC is a cutting-edge 266MHz Pentium II with 128MB RAM, down in the basement. Though it may get upgraded soon, since there's a 550MHz Pentium III becoming free just as soon as it gets replaced with a new Vista desktop.
(The point of the domain being 'a single set of accounts' betweem the 6 systems in the house). |
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La LunaSurvived AshrafulPremium
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Warwick, NY
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said by Tursiops_G:Are you referring to an actual *Domain* (with a Dedicated PC set up as a Domain Controller), or just a Home LAN Workgroup? Vista Home Premium supports Directory, File, and Printer sharing between individual PCs on a Home LAN, just by setting all of the PCs to be in the same Workgroup name... -Tursiops_G. Yep, workgroup is fine, but he specifically said "domain", so....
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seems like you need vista business or higher, microsoft did the same thing with xp home, if you want to join a domain you will have to spend more $
it sucks but thats what it is...
I have heard of ways to allow xp home to join a domain, dont know if vista home premium has a fix yet or if its even worth it, when I ran in to this problem with a laptop I just bit the bullet and brought xp pro.
ps.
dont know about vista but with xp home you are allowed to browse/download(and a few other things) files and folders, just could not join/experience all of the benefits of joining(share security permissions etc. ) a domain |
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 JahntassaWhat, I can have feathersPremium
join:2006-04-14
Conway, SC
kudos:4 | reply to TherapyChick
said by TherapyChick:What do you mean, double the work? The Vista Anytime Upgrade makes going from Home Basic, to Premium, to Business, to Ultimate very easy. It seems that one can only do
Home Basic > Premium
Basic > Ultimate
Premium > Ultimate
Business > Ultimate
I don't think you can do the 'anytime' upgrade from Home to Business though. But I could be wrong.
»www.microsoft.com/windows/produc···iew.mspx |
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| said by Jahntassa:said by TherapyChick:What do you mean, double the work? The Vista Anytime Upgrade makes going from Home Basic, to Premium, to Business, to Ultimate very easy. It seems that one can only do Home Basic > Premium Basic > Ultimate Premium > Ultimate Business > Ultimate I don't think you can do the 'anytime' upgrade from Home to Business though. But I could be wrong. » www.microsoft.com/windows/produc···iew.mspx Looks like you're right, but since the OP was thinking about getting Premium now and possibly upgrading to Ultimate later, then the 'anytime upgrade' path would work fine for him.
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davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
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| said by TherapyChick:Looks like you're right, but since the OP was thinking about getting Premium now and possibly upgrading to Ultimate later, (...) No I wasn't. I was deciding which edition to order right now, and that edition will be whatever fills my entire set of requirements.
I see no merit in buying the wrong version today and then upgrading it later.
I ordered a copy of 'ultimate'. |
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said by dave:I'm planning an upgrade and am not sure whether I want Home Premium or Ultimate. I do 'one day' plan to put all my home machines into a domain, so I want to know whether Home Premium machines can join a domain. The MS 'compare the editions' web page doesn't really spell out details like that. That's cool, I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth, it just sounded like from your OP that you wouldn't need to join a domain now, and if that's the case then you could get Premium now and upgrade to Ultimate later.
The price difference would be the same, it would just be delayed.
And from what I hear (I haven't personally done it), the upgrade is "easy", doesn't require redoing your machine, it just unlocks the "ultimate" features.
I'm sure you'll be happy with your Ultimate purchase anyway, it has a few "extra" things that should be cool as well.
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davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
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kudos:7 | No offence taken nor intended. The 'domain' part is 'when I get around to setting it up', so it doesn't make sense to give myself any more excuses for laziness. |
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