Pro vs. MCE

hey, i was just wondering in MCE are you able to join a domain?

 

I don't think it can.

 

I think that's one of the two features from Pro that isn't in MCE

 

You can't join a domain with MCE as has been posted, only with Pro.

 

I believe someone here said it has the ability to, it's just been turned off. Try searching these forums or the microsoft site or google to look for a program/hack to enable it. It's been noted somewhere here.

 

Stolen from here

1. Insert Windows XP CD.
2. Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
(replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)
3. Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
4. Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'
5. After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'
6. Start > Shutdown > Restart
7. At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
8. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
9. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'
10. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'
11. Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
12. At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
13. Log into Windows and play a game of minesweeper (very important)
14. Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter
15. Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.
16. File > Load Hive...
17. Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
18. Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK
19. Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
20. On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
21. Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
22. Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
23. File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
24. Start > Shutdown > Restart
25. At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
26. Take sip of Dr. Pepper (very important)
27. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
28. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'
29. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'
(Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)
30. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'
31. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'
32. At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
33. Take a piss while you wait.
34. Join domain. What, you were expecting instructions on this too?
(Pfft!)​

And to throw in my two cents - I somehow feel that MCE runs faster out of the box than XP Pro does. Don't ask me how, but that's the feeling I get and I've been working with both for years.

 

^_^ that looks like way to much work just to get it to join a domain.

 

Depends on how badly you want to join domains, eh? I figure most end users won't need to (for example, me), but it's good to know the option is there.

 

I have heard that some people have had troubles with it and it still doesn't work after they follow these steps. We are going to try this at my place of employment and see how it goes. And yes, it is a lot of work...

 

Whoa, good luck with that. o.o;

Check back and tell me how it goes. This info could be useful for some of my classmates' laptops.

 

a quick question...I know it wouldnt be any use to me at home to join a domain but..would i ever need such a feature on a university network? im going with mce anyway but im just not sue if i should bother with the domain tweak or not

 

good question happypants.

Since getting a new Dell with the wireless networking, I forgot about 'Domain' crap and tweaking to get all that matching .......

IF I NEED TO CONNECT TO THE OTHER COMPUTERS VIA THE LAN ( ETHERNET)< I JUST PLUG IN AND THERE IS EVERYTHING

NO MORE DOMAIN TWEAKING

SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS _ I THINK I DID A "STICKY KEY" ON THE "SHIFT" BUTTON AND IT"S STUCK FOR NOW

BUT FOR WORK DOMAINS _ I WILL BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THE STEPS ABOVE WORK