Has anyone setup a Vista Ultimate laptop to connect to a Windows 2003 Standard Edition Domain Controller? I cannot get the Vista to recogize the Domain. It will however see the router and logon to the internet. I need the setup procedure to log this Vista Ultimate into the domain Controller. Thanks for the reply.................. Bull_441

Hi, Hope the following guide can help you. Joining a Windows Vista Wired Client to a Domain http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727031.aspx Thanks.

Thanks for the reply, However I did not explain in detail enough sorry my fault. I have a Windows Vista Ultimate Laptop (Wireless) and I can see the router and attach to the internet, I cannot see the local network or join my Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Domain in gives an error DNS problem I am not in formt of it so I do not know the exact error. I just upgraded this laptop from premium to ultimate thinking that would fix the problem. I was wrong. When I go to mycomputer/properties/change settings/ and select change domainI try to join is when I get the error. Thanks for all the help. Bull_441

Hi, Thank you for your clarify. Could you please let me know the detail DNS error message? We can narrow down the root cause efficiently. Thank you for your understanding. At same time, hope the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article can help you: Error message when you join a Windows Vista-based client computer to a top level domain (TLD) that has a purely numeric suffix: "An Active Directory Domain Controller for the domain <DNS domain name> could not be contacted" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947228 Thanks.

Hello, Also using a network cable might be a solution for you instaed of joining the AD over wireless.