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My friend has a laptop with xp home edition, and at her school their computers log on using novell netware or something. her home edition laptop connects to a domain with some software (after she logs on to her laptop not the network i think). i want to take my laptop with xp home to school, and the login there is just normal windows 2000 professional logo at the top of the login box, with username, password and domain boxes underneath. is there any software i can use to connect my xp home laptop to a domain? preferably free or cheap. i know there is something, just don't know what. thanks eextremely one!! all the it techhies would say is install win 2000 (eww! who wants to downgrade) and they'll want it all ready so it can just link up or it is a case of piss off. i'm from rochdale and the school is a shithole! also, i havent answered my own query by sayin the above, just what they would think. either downgrade or get some software. anyone know the link to that novell whatcha callit?

You can only do it two ways. have the administrator make your laptop part of a workgroup, then attach the workgroup to the domain..however, i doubt they'll do that for you. the other way is to upgrade to windows xp professional.