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Hi all experts,<br />
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We plan buy a Windows Server 2003 Standard or SMB to make a File Server, now we all are workgroup base, and each workgroup have the own share.<br />
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I am wonder if we bought the W2K3, and make the AD work, all client computer using XP Pro join to the Domain environment, do they still can same as before, make the share on their own client computer but I using the AD to control who have the permission to access this &quot;Computer&quot; 's share?<br />
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I mean not the share save in the W2K3 server, some share save in Client Computer, some are save in the W2K3, do the access and permission still work on this type of environment?<br />
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Thank
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Hi all experts,

We plan buy a Windows Server 2003 Standard or SMB to make a File Server, now we all are workgroup base, and each workgroup have the own share.

I am wonder if we bought the W2K3, and make the AD work, all client computer using XP Pro join to the Domain environment, do they still can same as before, make the share on their own client computer but I using the AD to control who have the permission to access this "Computer" 's share?

I mean not the share save in the W2K3 server, some share save in Client Computer, some are save in the W2K3, do the access and permission still work on this type of environment?

Thank

Do W2K3 added the AD, other client computer's share still can access?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

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