Asked By
samindia
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Posted on - 04/29/2011
I'm using a newly bought Windows 7 Professional PC and I want to add this to a network. But I failed to add this on the local domain that runs Windows Server 2008 R2. I got no issue on running this on my Windows 2000 computer. My Win 7 PC can't seem to locate the domain account and User Id when altering workgroup to domain. I always get a "Path not found" error. I can Ping the server from my PC.
What I want to know is if there is anything that keeps blocking my Win 7 on presenting to its domain? How can I configure the settings to be able to allow domain login? I already tried to disable the IPv6 on the TCP/IP settings, but I'm still getting the same issue. I need help.
Answered By
dkindia
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#89620
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Did you also disable the TCP NetBIOS helper service? What does an nbtstat show? Can you back to the server?
Answered By
samindia
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#89622
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Yes I have already disabled all setting but yet not able to join window with Server 2008.
Answered By
dkindia
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#89625
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Windows 2008 R2 domains operate differently than Windows 2k. That being said, make sure the 2k 2008 R2 is properly accessible throughout the network. This includes any DNS fudging — if any settings prevent 2k 2008 R2 from being properly routed via internal DNS, then you're clearly out of luck joining clients.
Answered By
samindia
110 points
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#89626
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Yes, it's joining within XP. Any other issue related to this?
Answered By
dkindia
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#89627
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Windows 7 pro will not join the domain. Tell me there is a DNS issue. The domain controller is not the DNS server so I wouldn't suspect it to connect via DNS. My XP machines all joined just fine and work fine.
Answered By
samindia
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#89628
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
I have however had issues log in, into the domain over wireless, upon reboot. After pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and entering my password, it says something about the domain not being found. But then if I keep trying after about five attempts it just works. Doesn't do it on my LAN however.
Answered By
dkindia
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#89629
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Have you tried manually adding the computer account to Active Directory before joining the Windows 7 PC to the domain?
Answered By
samindia
110 points
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#89630
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Lets start from the basics:
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Have you configured your NIC properly i. e. manually assigning the IP address and providing the Windows 2K3 IP address to the DNS field?
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When you provide the domain name, just above that, is there a more button, where you have to specify the Primary DNS suffix name?
Your issue happened to me, when connecting my Vista and other XP client machines to my Windows 2K3 server. We fixed it by following the above solutions. Check and let us know.
Answered By
samindia
110 points
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#89631
Path Not Found Error on Adding Win 7 Professional on Local Domain
Ok, I have followed all given steps its working fine now. Thank you Dk.
