Network ID button greyed out

[calpolymis1]

Hi. My OS is windows media center edition version 2002 SP2. I want to add my computer to our newly set up domain(our company has used workgroup.), but the Network ID button is greyed out. Client for Microsoft network is installed, and the network card is working fine. How could I fix it? Thanks in advance.

 

[Daveyboy2]

Ran into this problem today.

You can't put Media Center on a domain.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation/faq.mspx

"While you can access network resources on a work network or a domain, you cannot join a Windows XP Media Center 2005 PC to the domain. PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 are designed specifically for home use. Professional features, specifically Domain Join and Cached Credentials (Credentials Manager for logins) are not included. As a result, you will be prompted for your login username/password to access network resources after a reboot or logging back into the PC. In addition, file shares or network resources set to require a domain-joined PC for access will not be available. Remote Desktop and Encrypting File System support are still included.

 

[calpolymis1]

Thanks for your comment, Daveyboy2. I googled and found a solution. Here it is for anyone who ran into the same prob.

Yes you can join any version of MCE to a domain.

Insert Windows XP CD.
Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
(replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)
Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'
After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Log into Windows and play a game of minesweeper (very important)
Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter
Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.
File > Load Hive...
Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK
Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
Start > Shutdown > Restart
At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
Take sip of Dr. Pepper (very important)
Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'
(Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'
Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'
At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
Take a **** while you wait.
Join domain. What, you were expecting instructions on this too?
(Pfft!)
Thanks goes to Chris123NT, Dyne, Creamhackered, LispyGlitter2, and ChaoServer (why is he here?) for unknown reasons.

 

[linney]

Some mention of it being possible if an earlier version of Media Center is upgraded by a later version, but not if the later version is installed clean.

You cannot join your computer to a domain in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;887212&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[vich]

calpolymis1 ,

any other ideas, I tried your suggestion and received an error stating that the XP Media Center 2005 is new than the XP Professional I am trying to use.

Any help is much appreciated.