How to I get WIN XP PRO to log into a domain?

[LawyerRon]

How to I get WIN XP PRO to log into a domain? I can’t seem to get this to happen. This machine has 2 users, and I need both to be able to log into the domain also; how do I edit their user settings to make this happen?

btw, the server runs Server 2000.

[cobra]

you need to add the pc to the domain
right click my computer, click properties,>
click on computer name then on the bottom tab click "change" and add to proper domain

[LawyerRon]

Cobra, I did that and got on the domain (as administrator) but then one of the users could not get on. When he put in his user name and password, I just got the "loading personal settings" message and it never when further.

[Dave22]

Start by deleting the profiles off the local PC (as long as you don't care about the individual's settings or their data). Don't just delete the directories! Use the User Profile tool. I'm not in front of an XP machine but if you right click on My Computer and select Properties, it's in there somewhere. (You may have corrupt local profiles)

Next, make sure that one of your client's DNS servers is the Windows 2000 server and that the Windows 2000 server's DNS is set up properly. I've seen all kinds of trouble when DNS is not configured properly (on the client AND server). In all of my Win2K installs, the only DNS servers that I ever list are the local DNS servers. I never use ISP servers. I let the local server do root lookups or forwarding.

Once you've done all that, remove it from the domain and re-add it to the domain. You may want to remove it by putting it into a workgroup then make sure it's deleted out of Active Directory Users and Computers before re-adding it. I've sometimes gone so far as to rename the machine if it's feasible.

[LawyerRon]

"Start by deleting the profiles off the local PC (as long as you don't care about the individual's settings or their data)."

Dave:
What do you mean by "..don't care about the individual's settings or their data"? Do you mean the user will lose files? I don't want that!

I'm calling it a day; I'll take another try at it tomorrow.

[Dave22]

If they have stuff in "My Documents" or settings (such as Outlook/OE) or Favorites... things like that.

I'd start w/ the other stuff first. Wipe the profiles as a last resort. You can always just back up the data if you have to resort to killing profiles.

[LawyerRon]

OK, thanks Dave.

[cobra]

local profile is different than the domain profile.
I would check the network/ip/dns/wins settings and make sure they are correct, then I would make a copy of the user profile, delete the old one and have them login again, make sure you add their appropriate account permissions, if you have not already. (admin, power user, etc. for that particular user)
good luck