Error message when you try to use Local Users and Groups to connect to a computer on a peer domain in Windows XP: "Unable to access the computer <Computer_Name>"

You try to use the Local Users and Groups MMC snap-in on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer to connect to a computer that is on a peer domain. However, you cannot connect to the computer, and you receive the following error message in the details pane of the Computer Management snap-in:

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• A WINS service is not used on the network.
• You use either of the following names for the computer to which you want to make a connection:
  • The fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
  • The NetBIOS name

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

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.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: