Networking a Win2K laptop and Win XP Home desktop to share printer on desktop

Hi folks,
I think I've found my answer by searching through the messages here, but just want to confirm my exact stuation.

I have a laptop running Win2k SP4. This is a work laptop and connects to a work domain (let's call it xyz.companyname.com). I have some local admin rights to this machine, but IT has disabled a lot of things (like creating new hardware profiles).

At home, I have a Win XP Home machine hooked to a Netgear wirless router. It has an HP Deskjet printer attached to it.

I want to be able to print from the laptop using the printer attached to XP machine over a wireless network. I have shared the printer on the XP machine and know that it's working correctly because another XP machine in the same workgroup attached to the router can print to it.

I've inserted the wirelss card in the laptop and I can access the internet just fine.

When I go to install the HP printer as a network printer, I'm able to see the XP computer, but not get to the printer.

I understand that this is because the work machine is on a domain and the XP system is in a workgroup and aren't compatible.

I've tried changing the laptop to match the workgroup name. This was a disaster in that once I was disconnected from the work domain, I couldn't get back with IT coming and getting me back in. I don't have permissions to reconnect to the domain. I also don't have permissions to have a local user-id on the laptop outside of the domain. And I can't create a different hardware profile.

Here's the solution that I've seen and I'm looking for some confirmation. Basically, keep the laptop on the xyz.companyname.com domain, but change the workgroup name (currently the default MSHOME) to that same domain name(xyz.companyname.com). Then as long as file and print sharing is installed and the printer is shared, I should be able to see the printer from the laptop.

Is that right? Am I missing something? Will this change the way the XP system runs (e.g., change logon requirements, etc.)?

Thanks a bunch for your help! Sorry the message is so long, but wanted to give as much detail as I could.

I think this should work, I'm not too sure though. In setups I have, where the domain has been domain.com for example, I've been able to set the workgroup on other computers to just domain, and I've been able to communicate between the computers.

But, don't forget authentication. On the laptop, you'll have a domain account and a domain password. On the XP machine you'll have a different username and password. You may find that you need to create a new account on the XP machine with the same username and password as on the laptop to get it to authenticate.