You've opened a can of worms here.
It sounds like the computer was originally a domain-member, and also had
various folders redirected to server shares.
Firstly, if you extract a computer form a domain and/or logon with a local
account, you see a different user-profile. Look under Documents and Settings,
and you will see what I mean. (Typing 'set' at a commandprompt will tell you
which profile is currently in-use)
As for the redirected folders, you need to be authenticated to the server
for these to be accessible. In fact it is not essential to be a domainmember
for this to work, but on a non-domain computer you will need to establish the
connection manually.
Hope this helps. Active Directory Domains are not a subject to grasp fully
from a brief reply. Metaphorically, if you want to engage in rocket science,
you need a rocket scientist. Employing a non-rocket scientist will most
likely just result in a spectacular explosion.
"rayT" wrote:
> I am working with a machine running XP Pro in a Server 2003 domain. A
> previous technician changed the computer name and switched it to a workgroup.
> Now the computer shows up in the network twice. I tried to change the
> computer name back to its original but got error message " an account for
> this computer already exists". Did a System Restore and got original desktop
> back but when I tried to access My Documents got error msg " the file
> \\server1\users\accounting which contains My Documents is unavailable, you
> may not have permission chk with system admin" . I can ping the server by IP
> addr and server name and can ping the machine from the server in the same
> manner. How can I solve this issue? Also the Outlook on this machine does
> not function. Office 2003 was upgraded to 2007 prior to the restore, so re
> installing 07 may fix this issue. The unit can connect to the internet and is
> mapped to the network printer.
> --
> Hornet85
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