Hey, I am currently studying towards a microsoft certification, as part of my studies I am learning at home to deploy windows 7 from a network share, the only problem is when I am asked for my network credentials, it will not accept my username and password. I have read that I need to enter my domain name too <DOMAIN> <USERNAME>, but as I have only 4 pc's set up in my room I have been running them as a workgroup and I do not yet even know how to set up a domain?? Is there any way around this? I would really appreciate any help as the time I am wasting on this small problem could be spent on studying!! Thank you for reading/responding.

Hi, If you want to create or set up a domain, you need install Windows Server 2008 R2, then you can follow this article to install a new domain: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770662(WS.10).aspx IF you have other question about the domain, you can also contact Windows Server Forum for further help: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsserver The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding. Regards, Leo Huang Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.