I set up a workgroup on my laptop called 'Home'. The dialogue box asked me
to name the laptop and I called it Jerrys-laptop. The dialogue box continued
to add the domain 'corp' to the laptop name.

I was asked if I wanted to delete the user, me from the domain and I said
yes, I was asked what authority I had to delete the user and I typed my user
name and password as I have admin privleges.

The dialogue box said that I would have to reboot for the changes to take
effect which I did.

Now I cannot log in either on my account or on the admin account. I am
locked out.

Any suggestions?


--
Thanks
OzDangerous

OzDangerous wrote:
> I set up a workgroup on my laptop called 'Home'. The dialogue box
> asked me to name the laptop and I called it Jerrys-laptop. The
> dialogue box continued to add the domain 'corp' to the laptop name.
>
> I was asked if I wanted to delete the user, me from the domain and
> I said yes, I was asked what authority I had to delete the user and
> I typed my user name and password as I have admin privleges.
>
> The dialogue box said that I would have to reboot for the changes
> to take effect which I did.
>
> Now I cannot log in either on my account or on the admin account.
> I am locked out.
>
> Any suggestions?

What you have just described doing is removing a system from a domain and
putting it in a workgroup. You were obviously using a domain-based account.
That account is no longer valid (although its files are likely still on the
system.)

Now - what you should do is take your computer back to your technical people
at work/where they support it and tell them two things:

1) Please log in as a local administrative user and join this system back to
the proper domain.
2) Please remove my administrative rights so this does not happen again.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan

Thank you for your reply.

Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was laid off
some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.

I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and password and am
having no luck there either.

Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to be able
to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need to use the old
domain name in some manner?

Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and should not
play with loaded guns.

Thank you again for your assistance.
--
Thanks
OzDangerous


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> OzDangerous wrote:
> > I set up a workgroup on my laptop called 'Home'. The dialogue box
> > asked me to name the laptop and I called it Jerrys-laptop. The
> > dialogue box continued to add the domain 'corp' to the laptop name.
> >
> > I was asked if I wanted to delete the user, me from the domain and
> > I said yes, I was asked what authority I had to delete the user and
> > I typed my user name and password as I have admin privleges.
> >
> > The dialogue box said that I would have to reboot for the changes
> > to take effect which I did.
> >
> > Now I cannot log in either on my account or on the admin account.
> > I am locked out.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> What you have just described doing is removing a system from a domain and
> putting it in a workgroup. You were obviously using a domain-based account.
> That account is no longer valid (although its files are likely still on the
> system.)
>
> Now - what you should do is take your computer back to your technical people
> at work/where they support it and tell them two things:
>
> 1) Please log in as a local administrative user and join this system back to
> the proper domain.
> 2) Please remove my administrative rights so this does not happen again.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

OzDangerous wrote:
> Shenan
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was
> laid off some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.
>
> I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and
> password and am having no luck there either.
>
> Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to
> be able to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need
> to use the old domain name in some manner?
>
> Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and
> should not play with loaded guns.

If the local username/password you have is not working (workgroups do not
really have users - your computer being a member of a workgroup is no
different than being stand alone) - then it is incorrect.in

You will *not* be able to logon as your old account again - period. The
files are likely still there (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>) and you
could copy the desktop/favorites/my documents stuff to a new profile.

If you need to get into the machine to create these new accounts, hack the
local administrator account/blank the password and logon.

Lost Password:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
and/or
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html

Then create your new accounts and copy the old stuff. You may need to 'take
ownership' of the old files/folders in order to copy them.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Was your laptop connected to a network on a server at work .

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

"OzDangerous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CAC0740C-9F0D-4E2C-87AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Shenan
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was laid off
> some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.
>
> I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and password and am
> having no luck there either.
>
> Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to be able
> to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need to use the old
> domain name in some manner?
>
> Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and should not
> play with loaded guns.
>
> Thank you again for your assistance.
> --
> Thanks
> OzDangerous
>
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
>> OzDangerous wrote:
>> > I set up a workgroup on my laptop called 'Home'. The dialogue box
>> > asked me to name the laptop and I called it Jerrys-laptop. The
>> > dialogue box continued to add the domain 'corp' to the laptop name.
>> >
>> > I was asked if I wanted to delete the user, me from the domain and
>> > I said yes, I was asked what authority I had to delete the user and
>> > I typed my user name and password as I have admin privleges.
>> >
>> > The dialogue box said that I would have to reboot for the changes
>> > to take effect which I did.
>> >
>> > Now I cannot log in either on my account or on the admin account.
>> > I am locked out.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>>
>> What you have just described doing is removing a system from a domain and
>> putting it in a workgroup. You were obviously using a domain-based account.
>> That account is no longer valid (although its files are likely still on the
>> system.)
>>
>> Now - what you should do is take your computer back to your technical people
>> at work/where they support it and tell them two things:
>>
>> 1) Please log in as a local administrative user and join this system back to
>> the proper domain.
>> 2) Please remove my administrative rights so this does not happen again.
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>>
>>

Shenan

Promise to read carefully.

Thanks for your help.

I will post the results.
--
Thanks
OzDangerous


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> OzDangerous wrote:
> > Shenan
> >
> > Thank you for your reply.
> >
> > Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was
> > laid off some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.
> >
> > I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and
> > password and am having no luck there either.
> >
> > Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to
> > be able to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need
> > to use the old domain name in some manner?
> >
> > Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and
> > should not play with loaded guns.
>
> If the local username/password you have is not working (workgroups do not
> really have users - your computer being a member of a workgroup is no
> different than being stand alone) - then it is incorrect.in
>
> You will *not* be able to logon as your old account again - period. The
> files are likely still there (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>) and you
> could copy the desktop/favorites/my documents stuff to a new profile.
>
> If you need to get into the machine to create these new accounts, hack the
> local administrator account/blank the password and logon.
>
> Lost Password:
> http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
> and/or
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
>
> Then create your new accounts and copy the old stuff. You may need to 'take
> ownership' of the old files/folders in order to copy them.
>
> How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>
> Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
> There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Peter

I have been off work for some months. When I was employed the laptop
connected to the server when I was in the office but worked standalone when I
traveled.

The laptop was not connected to a server when I made the changes in my
original post.

I hope I have answered your question.
--
Thanks
OzDangerous


"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Was your laptop connected to a network on a server at work .
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "OzDangerous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CAC0740C-9F0D-4E2C-87AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Shenan
> >
> > Thank you for your reply.
> >
> > Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was laid off
> > some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.
> >
> > I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and password and am
> > having no luck there either.
> >
> > Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to be able
> > to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need to use the old
> > domain name in some manner?
> >
> > Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and should not
> > play with loaded guns.
> >
> > Thank you again for your assistance.
> > --
> > Thanks
> > OzDangerous
> >
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >
> >> OzDangerous wrote:
> >> > I set up a workgroup on my laptop called 'Home'. The dialogue box
> >> > asked me to name the laptop and I called it Jerrys-laptop. The
> >> > dialogue box continued to add the domain 'corp' to the laptop name.
> >> >
> >> > I was asked if I wanted to delete the user, me from the domain and
> >> > I said yes, I was asked what authority I had to delete the user and
> >> > I typed my user name and password as I have admin privleges.
> >> >
> >> > The dialogue box said that I would have to reboot for the changes
> >> > to take effect which I did.
> >> >
> >> > Now I cannot log in either on my account or on the admin account.
> >> > I am locked out.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> What you have just described doing is removing a system from a domain and
> >> putting it in a workgroup. You were obviously using a domain-based account.
> >> That account is no longer valid (although its files are likely still on the
> >> system.)
> >>
> >> Now - what you should do is take your computer back to your technical people
> >> at work/where they support it and tell them two things:
> >>
> >> 1) Please log in as a local administrative user and join this system back to
> >> the proper domain.
> >> 2) Please remove my administrative rights so this does not happen again.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Shenan Stanley
> >> MS-MVP
> >> --
> >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Shenan

I purchased PowerSuite 2009 from Spotmau. I was able to set my admin
password to blank and gain access to my laptop.

I set up a new profile as you suggested.

I have copied a shortcut into My Documents that gives me access to the files
in my old profile.

One problem I have is that I cannot access my contacts folder in Outlook
even though I can access my email, PST file.

Should I start another thread to address this issue?

Thanks again for your help.
--
Thanks
OzDangerous


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> OzDangerous wrote:
> > Shenan
> >
> > Thank you for your reply.
> >
> > Unfortunately I do not have access to assistance at work as I was
> > laid off some months ago. My laptop was part of the severance.
> >
> > I have tried to log in as admin as I have the admin name and
> > password and am having no luck there either.
> >
> > Do I need to preface or use the newly established workgroup name to
> > be able to log in as admin? For instance admin\Home? Or do I need
> > to use the old domain name in some manner?
> >
> > Yes, and I realize what I did was dumb and I am dangerous and
> > should not play with loaded guns.
>
> If the local username/password you have is not working (workgroups do not
> really have users - your computer being a member of a workgroup is no
> different than being stand alone) - then it is incorrect.in
>
> You will *not* be able to logon as your old account again - period. The
> files are likely still there (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>) and you
> could copy the desktop/favorites/my documents stuff to a new profile.
>
> If you need to get into the machine to create these new accounts, hack the
> local administrator account/blank the password and logon.
>
> Lost Password:
> http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_admini...r_password.htm
> and/or
> http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
>
> Then create your new accounts and copy the old stuff. You may need to 'take
> ownership' of the old files/folders in order to copy them.
>
> How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>
> Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
> There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>