Thanks for pointing that out. I guess the "capabilities" descriptor we used (prathapml and I) is a bit vague to discern the difference between XP Pro being able to join a domain, as opposed to being able to host one. As for Active-Directory, I believe all versions of XP have it.. hell, I thought XP was the first to introduce it, unless 2K did.. but I don't think so. Anyway, based upon the fact that their is oodles of stuff to configure in the GPO regarding Active-Directory, SMPT, and Domains, I thought it would be easily valid to criticize that quote.