How to join a domain with MCE 2005

[briangw]

Isn't this nice. I go to the front page today, try to access the link for joining a domain with MCE 2005 (http://www.vortex-scratchpad.info) and I get a connection refused. Can someone please post instructions on how to join a domain with MCE 2k5?

[blade1269]

i think i found this here at neowin few days ago.

Make Mcse Join a domain...

Happy new year. Oh and creamhackered, could you not come up with something better than 'DLL Patching Hero'? Jeez...

IMPORTANT NOTE: Tekmaven brings up a valid point -- Those that join a domain with Media Center 2005 will *not* be able to use extender devices due to the Fast User Switching dependency (who uses extenders anyway?)

UNIMPORTANT NOTE: Yes, I know this is somewhat painful for us lazy folk. If you want to pick up where I left off, go patch netapi32.dll, lsasrv.dll, netid.dll (and more?) to ignore the IsLegacyMce value (beware of future hotfixes). Or maybe you could write a nifty restricted-registry-key-permission-bypassing-mabob to make this change on the fly?

Insert Windows XP CD.

Start > Run > X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

(replace X: with the appropiate drive letter)

Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.

Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'

After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'

Start > Shutdown > Restart

At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'

Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'

(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'

Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit

At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'

Log into Windows and play a game of minesweeper (very important)

Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter

Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.

File > Load Hive...

Browse and select C:\SYSTEM

Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK

Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg

On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value

Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)

Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).

File > Unload Hive. Confirm.

Start > Shutdown > Restart

At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'

Take sip of Dr. Pepper (very important)

Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'

(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'

(Yes, you want to overwrite - Go ahead and do it)

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'

Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'

At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'

Take a **** while you wait.

Join domain. What, you were expecting instructions on this too?

(Pfft!)

Blade

[briangw]

Cool. Thanks! :D