VISTA & 2003 SERVER

Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is it
not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?

What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?

(I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told him
it is not possible)

Hi,

Vista Home cannot join a domain, that does not mean it cannot connect to a
server. It is pretty much the same as the difference between XP Pro/Home.
You need Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise to be able to join a
domain.

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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Telelink" <> wrote in message
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> Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
> it
> not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>
> What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>
> (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told
> him
> it is not possible)

Pre-PDC Exclusive: Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed:
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...7665.html?Ad=1

"Vista Pro, a powerful, reliable, and secure OS for businesses of all sizes,
will include domain-join and ..."

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"Telelink" <> wrote in message
news:8A8FBAF4-CDB6-485C-8019-...
> Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
> it
> not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>
> What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>
> (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told
> him
> it is not possible)

Do yoiu have a Microsoft web page I can go to and print off to show him?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Vista Home cannot join a domain, that does not mean it cannot connect to a
> server. It is pretty much the same as the difference between XP Pro/Home.
> You need Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise to be able to join a
> domain.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Telelink" <> wrote in message
> news:8A8FBAF4-CDB6-485C-8019-...
> > Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
> > it
> > not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
> >
> > What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
> >
> > (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told
> > him
> > it is not possible)
>
>

Ummmmm..."2005"...."Vista Pro"....yeah, that's accurate.

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"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news:3193D6E1-2415-4598-8DC0-...
> Pre-PDC Exclusive: Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed:
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...7665.html?Ad=1
>
> "Vista Pro, a powerful, reliable, and secure OS for businesses of all
> sizes, will include domain-join and ..."
>
> --
> Was this helpful?
No, actually it was not.
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> .
> "Telelink" <> wrote in message
> news:8A8FBAF4-CDB6-485C-8019-...
>> Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
>> it
>> not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>>
>> What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>>
>> (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told
>> him
>> it is not possible)
>

Telelink;661262 Wrote:
> Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
> it
> not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>
> What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>
> (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I
> told him
> it is not possible)

Nope. You need Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate.


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The official word:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929543

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Telelink" <> wrote in message
news:A833BDDD-62FA-44B1-B0BD-...
> Do yoiu have a Microsoft web page I can go to and print off to show him?
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Vista Home cannot join a domain, that does not mean it cannot connect to
>> a
>> server. It is pretty much the same as the difference between XP Pro/Home.
>> You need Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise to be able to join a
>> domain.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Telelink" <> wrote in message
>> news:8A8FBAF4-CDB6-485C-8019-...
>> > Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or
>> > is
>> > it
>> > not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>> >
>> > What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>> >
>> > (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I
>> > told
>> > him
>> > it is not possible)
>>
>>

Vista Home Edition can "connect to a server" or "connect to a network" just
fine, the same as all other versions of Windows can. But it, like Windows
XP Home Edition, cannot join a domain. Nonetheless, even on a domain it
still can access network resources, shared folders and files, printers, and
so on.

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"Telelink" <> wrote in message
news:8A8FBAF4-CDB6-485C-8019-...
> Simple question - will Vista Home Edition connect to a 2003 Server or is
> it
> not possible like the difference between XP - Pro and XP - Home?
>
> What Microsoft Web Site can I show for the findings?
>
> (I have a client who wants to connect Vista Home to a network and I told
> him
> it is not possible)