You Cannot Join a Windows XP Computer to a Windows Server 2003 Domain During an Unattended Setup

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to join a Windows XP computer to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 domain during an unattended setup, the computer may not successfully join the domain.

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CAUSE

This problem may occur when you apply the following policy setting:

LAN Manager Authentication Level: Send NTLMv2 response only\refuse LM & NTLM

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/EN-US/ ) How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

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828930 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828930/ ) How to integrate software updates into your Windows installation source files

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
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   22-Sep-2003  20:28  5.1.2600.1275  280,576  Kerberos.dll

Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name      Platform
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   22-Sep-2003  13:30  5.1.2600.1275  923,136  Kerberos.dll   IA-64
   22-Sep-2003  11:28  5.1.2600.1275  280,576  Wkerberos.dll  x86

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

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