1. Insert Windows MCE CD.
2. Click Start > Run > Type X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons (x: being cd drive)
3. Acknowledge prompt by clicking 'Yes'.
4. Skip updating process by clicking 'Cancel' or by pressing 'Esc'
5. After installation, acknowledge success msg. by clicking 'Ok'
6. Restart computer.
7. At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
8. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
9.Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd system32\config'
10. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\'
11. Type (without quotes) and press enter: exit
12. At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
13. Log into Windows and play a game of minesweeper (very important)
14. Start > Run > Type: 'regedit' and press enter
15. Click on 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'.
16. File > Load Hive...
17. Browse and select C:\SYSTEM
18. Specify key name 'BANANA' and click OK
19. Expand: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > BANANA > WPA > MedCtrUpg
20. On the right-hand side, double-click IsLegacyMCE value
21. Change selected value to 1 and click Ok. (THAT IS NOT AN L!)
22. Click on BANANA subkey (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
23. File > Unload Hive. Confirm.
24. Restart computer.
25. At boot menu, select 'Microsoft Windows Recovery Console'
26. Select proper installation to log onto (default: 1) and press 'Enter'
(If prompted, enter Administrator password and press 'Enter')
27. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'cd \'
28. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'copy SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM'
(Yes, you want to overwrite)
29. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'del SYSTEM'
30. Type (without quotes) and press enter: 'exit'
31. At boot menu, select 'Windows XP Media Center Edition'
32. Now you can join domain.

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