Links & Info Required !!!

[netgeek]

Hello Experts,
One of my cousin is trying to configure a windows 2000 server network in a test lab with 9 clients .

The clients consists of:-
a) 4 Windows 2000 Systems
b) 2 Windows 98 Second Edition
c) 2 XP Professional
d) 1 XP home (I read somewhere in microsoft that xp home cannot be part of windows 2000 network )

He requested me to provide me some step by step guides .
I googled it but the links I got were relevant to peer to peer home network not for server based networking .

May be I am searching the wrong Way ..

Can u experts help me to locate information (easy to follow /setup ) to create a windows 2000 AD based network consisting of 2000 Pro /9x / XP clients . I know it is stupid to ask for such kind of information in this forum. But beleive me I have tried , and things are not not getting my way.

Please help me to find the information.

Every bit of information from u will be highly appreciated.
Any tips that i have to remember while creating this mixed network .
Looking forward for responses..
Thanks

[Atomic Rooster]

Maybe this will help: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 299909 . If not, just do a search in the Knowledge base for other articles. There is plenty of info in there.

[DVNT1]

Not stupid to ask questions like that here.

A great site that addresses many specifics http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2000/default.htm

You can aalways ask more specific questions here too.

[AzKidd69]

xp home will NOT join a domain.. so on that box you are pretty much SOL as far as getting it to authenticate to the domain....