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2-7Lesson 1 Preparing for Installation

If you convert a system volume (or any volume that has files that are currently in use),

the Convert command might not be able to convert the drive right away. Instead, Win-

dows schedules the conversion to happen the next time Windows is restarted.

Note For help with any command-line program, at the command prompt, type the command

followed by /? and then press E

NTER

. For example, to receive help on the Convert command,

type Convert /? and then press E

NTER

.

Guidelines for Choosing Domain or Workgroup Membership

During installation, you must choose the type of network security group that the com-

puter will join: a domain or a workgroup. Figure 2-2 shows the requirements for join-

ing a domain or workgroup.

tailspintoys.comDomain WorkgroupJoining a workgroup requires:Joining a domain requires:·A new or an existing workgroup·A domain name·A computer account name·An available domain controller and a DNS server

F02US02 (FYI, this was Figure 2.2 from page 42 of previous edition)

Figure 2-2

Joining a domain requires more planning than joining a workgroup.

Joining a Domain

When you install Windows XP Professional on a computer, you can add that computer

to an existing domain. Adding a computer to a domain is referred to as joining a

domain. You can join a computer to a domain during or following installation. Joining

a domain during installation requires the following:

Domain name Ask the domain administrator for the Domain Name System (DNS)

name for the domain that the computer will join. An example of a DNS-compatible

domain name is microsoft.com, in which microsoft is the name of the organiza-

tion’s DNS identity.

Computer account Before a computer can join a domain, you must create a computer

account in the domain. You can ask a domain administrator to create the computer