One Windows XP Professional installation
choice is whether your computer will be installed as
a part of a workgroup or
as part of a domain.
You should install as part of a workgroup if
you are part of a small, decentralized network
or if you are running Windows XP on a
computer that is not part of a network. To join a
workgroup, you simply choose that workgroup.
Domains are part of larger, centrally
administered networks. You should install as part of
a domain if any Windows 2000 and Server 2003
servers on your network are configured as
domain controllers with the Microsoft Active
Directory installed. There are two ways to join
a domain. You can preauthorize a computer
before installation, through the Active Directory
Users and Computers utility. The second way
is done during the Windows XP Professional
installation, when you specify an
Administrator name and password (or other user who has
rights to add computers to the domain). To
successfully join a domain, a domain controller for
the domain and a DNS server must be available
to authenticate the request to join the domain.
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