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Have a look at this site<br />
<a href="http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f5ed3276-6cd4-4e78-93d6-8b86c5aa47fa1033.mspx" rel="ugc">http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f5ed3276-6cd4-4e78-93d6-8b86c5aa47fa1033.mspx</a><br />
Basically domains are used by companies where a central computer manages all of the the other ones. Workgroups there is no computer that is designated manager of the workgroup. <br />
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There are lots of other benefits of a domains but they of course add complexity!<br />
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Hope this helps.<br />
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-Jaggie
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Have a look at this site
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f5ed3276-6cd4-4e78-93d6-8b86c5aa47fa1033.mspx [http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/f5ed3276-6cd4-4e78-93d6-8b86c5aa47fa1033.mspx]
Basically domains are used by companies where a central computer manages all of the the other ones. Workgroups there is no computer that is designated manager of the workgroup.

There are lots of other benefits of a domains but they of course add complexity!

Hope this helps.

-Jaggie

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is it possible for me to experiment and change my tiny 2 computer home network from workgroups to domains? is it worth it? <br />
do i still need anti virus software on both pc's now that they are networked? <br />
also, can play with policies on a workgroup based network (is that same as peer to peer?)? if so, how do i? <br />
Thanks<br />

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is it possible for me to experiment and change my tiny 2 computer home network from workgroups to domains? is it worth it?
do i still need anti virus software on both pc's now that they are networked?
also, can play with policies on a workgroup based network (is that same as peer to peer?)? if so, how do i?
Thanks


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Just wondering if anyone can help me understand the difference between a workgroup and a domain? W2k asks when you set up a network whether or not I want to specify a workgroup or a domain. I specified a workgroup but what if i did domain? I only have 2 computers at home linked. <br />
Thanks
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Just wondering if anyone can help me understand the difference between a workgroup and a domain? W2k asks when you set up a network whether or not I want to specify a workgroup or a domain. I specified a workgroup but what if i did domain? I only have 2 computers at home linked. 
Thanks

Workgroup vs. Domain?

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.