You Cannot Join a Windows XP Computer to a Windows Server 2003 Domain During an Unattended Setup (827179)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2002 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

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.

CAUSE

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

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

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 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Note You must integrate this hotfix into your Windows installation source files to have it applied during installation. For additional information about how to integrate Windows product updates (for example, security patches, critical updates, or hotfixes) that use Update.exe into your Windows installation source files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   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
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   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

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.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/28/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbWinXPsp2fix kbQFE kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbbug KB827179 kbAudEndUser
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