Re: FW: Joining a Domain in XP Media Centre

["Martyn Wendon" <mailing.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Further to the below, it might be possible to join a media center pc to a
domain the "Small Business Server 2003" way (assuming your
network is
running on SBS 2003).

In SBS 2003 you can join computers to the domain by pointing them at an url
(http://sbsbox/connectcomputer) on
the SBS box which downloads an ActiveX
component and joins the machine to the domain using that.

Might be easier than doing the below (if it works)!



Martyn


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Mouser" <rob@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] FW: Joining a Domain in XP Media Centre [text]





Thought you might find this useful :-). How to join XPMC to a domain even
after a full install. Ideal if you've bought an off the shelf machine
pre-installed. Just tried it and it works fine.



http://67.21.149.202:8080/



Or in detail in case the site disappears one day:

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!)





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]