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two users two domains on xp?

want to rephrase that? where is the realtion between the two of them?

can you have a user as part of domain a? yes
can you have a user as part of domain b? yes
does what happens in domain a affect domain b? no

-Spy
 
Are you trying to say can you have an XP machine on 2 different domains? If so the answer is no. You can only belong to one domain at a time.
 
sorry about the confusion, if i have two offices, domain a and domain b. when i go between offices i need to change the workgroup and reboot the machine, instead of that can i set two users, user a and user b, that will connect to the respective domains. not at the same time.
 
Do you have a trust between the domains? If so you can login to either domain as long as you have a user account in each domain. There is no workgroup when you belong to a domain. I think you need to read up on some basic NT/2000 Domain security.
 

Even though this piece of software can't do *EXACTLY* what you're trying to do ( by itself ), you should still look into it.

http://www.netswitcher.com




BTW, this clip from the FAQ should help answer your question

http://www.netswitcher.com/v3_faq.htm#DOMAIN

Can NetSwitcher make my NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro be a part of more than one NT DOMAIN?

This is among the most common questions asked, especially from users previously running an insecure version of Windows like Win95, 98, or ME. Strictly speaking, the answer is NO, your Windows workstation can be a member of EXACTLY 0 or 1 NT DOMAIN at any time. If you are a member of a domain and you reconfigure for a workgroup or another domain, your ability to logon the old domain is lost until the workstation is re-joined.

NetSwitcher supports the rejoining of your workstation to the domain BUT, under Windows NT, 2000, and XP Pro there is a SPECIFIC USER ACCOUNT PRIVILEGE (titled Add Workstation to Domain) that MUST be enabled on your DOMAIN USER ACCOUNT in order for you to re-join the domain. If you have this right, you can do it. If you don't have this right you CANNOT. Windows security is specifically designed to PREVENT USERS FROM DOING THINGS THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO.

So, many ask, "why can't NetSwitcher get around this?" Well, even if it could (which it can't) that would only force Microsoft to fix whatever security hole I might have found and exploited to permit this. Others ask, "why is Windows broken in this way?". The answer is that neither Windows nor NetSwitcher is broken. This is a CHOICE determined by YOUR DOMAIN ADMINS. So in fact, it's not a technical issue at all, but rather a political or security decision made by your organization or administrators.

Some people MISTAKENLY believe that only DOMAIN ADMINS can join a workstation to the domain but that is not true. The only thing needed is the specific user right which can be simply granted to any user by the administrator.

There is an extensive write-up of this situation in the NetSwitcher HELP file under the section titled "NT DOMAIN SERVERS". If you have further questions, please refer there. You will also find some information for your administrators that may help them configure this for you.

So the bottom line for this question is a "definite maybe". If you have the rights on the domain, you CAN come and go from the domain as you please. If, however, you don't have the rights, then you CAN go, but you cannot come back without help.

 
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