[Samba] WinXP support

[John H Terpstra]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Ryan Novosielski wrote:

> Is there anything that one should be aware of when setting them up, other
> than the required sign or seal reg-hack?

Be cautious of XP, the Web stuff has a reputation of causing problems.
I have installed many XP Pro systems without a hitch, but your mileage may
vary.

- John T.

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> |Y#| |  | |\/| |  \ |\ |  |  | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin
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> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Ashley Burt wrote:
>
> > We have been running XP in a University environment for several months now
> > and we have not had a single problem.  We actually prefer XP over 2000.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Ashley F. Burt
> > Network Administrator
> > Veterinary Medicine Computer Group
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: samba-bounces+burtash=auburn.edu at lists.samba.org
> > [mailto:samba-bounces+burtash=auburn.edu at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Ryan
> > Novosielski
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:39 AM
> > To: Samba Mailing List
> > Subject: [Samba] WinXP support
> >
> > I am ordering new workstations for my university, and my supervisor is
> > requesting that the machines come with XP pre-installed. I am very tempted
> > to recommend against this, as we make heavy use of Samba and I know from
> > experience that trying to be current when using Samba is not a great idea.
> >
> > Will I be at all sorry if I choose XP over 2000, or are they similar
> > enough so that Samba support is very good for both?
> >
> > Thanks for the input.
> >
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> > |Y#| |  | |\/| |  \ |\ |  |  | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org