Cannot Log in

[OzDangerous]

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?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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That account is no longer valid (although its files are likely still on the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.

 

[OzDangerous]

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.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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_administrator_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

 

[Peter Foldes]

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

 

[OzDangerous]

Shenan

Promise to read carefully.

Thanks for your help.

I will post the results.

 

[OzDangerous]

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.

 

[OzDangerous]

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.