Windows 7 and NT 4 server - workaround

There is reference on the Internet to folks who have played around with various settings related to security levels, encryption, SMB, etc. to successfully connect a Windows 7 computer to an NT 4 domain. which according to MS is not supported I am always dubious of claims made in general forums. I know that according to official MS, Windows 7 was designed not to do this (or perhaps differently phrased not designed to do this). I don't care about security issues in the situation I am contemplating where I could use this so if overall security gets lowered, encryption, etc. no problem.

Hi,
If your Windows 7 is Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition, I think you can also add Windows XP Mode to the Windows NT 4.0 domain to access the resources.
To get Windows XP Mode, please visit the following webpage:
Download Windows XP Mode
Hope this helps. Thanks.
Nicholas Li - MSFT

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