Cant logon to windows after removing domain

[BigAl.NZ]

Hi Guys,

This is the situation.

A desktop PC that was part of a domain got taken home. At home the PC
was not networked to anything and of course was a standalone.

It was still logging on looking for the workdomain, but logged on fine
as either the user or Administrator.

We decided to plug it in via ethernet into our ADSL router, and in
order to get this to work we changed it to be part of a Workgroup
called HOME.

We also clicked on the network ID button and set it to be part of a
home setup.

Now, after reboot, we cant logon as the user or administrator - it
does not accept the passwords.

Any ideas please?

Thanks

-Al

 

[CreateWindow]

Hi,

Make sure your login now has no domain specified. Like
"workdomain\Administrator" would be bad - just use Administrator.
Also, the _local_ Administrator may have *no* password (XP default).

If you are using the "Welcome screen" push Ctrl/Alt/Del TWICE to get to the
regular login. Enter Administrator as the user but don't enter a password.

Hope that helps..

CreateWindow
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[BigAl.NZ]

Make sure your login now has no domain specified. Like
"workdomain\Administrator" would be bad - just use Administrator.
Also, the _local_ Administrator may have *no* password (XP default).

There is no option now to select a domain. I will try a blank password
for the local admin account.

If you are using the "Welcome screen" push Ctrl/Alt/Del TWICE to get to the
regular login. Enter Administrator as the user but don't enter a password.

Will try.

I still dont get why it let me logon to the domain in the first place
when the damn thing was not even plugged into the network?

-Al

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi Guys,

This is the situation.

A desktop PC that was part of a domain got taken home. At home the PC
was not networked to anything and of course was a standalone.

It was still logging on looking for the workdomain, but logged on fine
as either the user or Administrator.

We decided to plug it in via ethernet into our ADSL router, and in
order to get this to work we changed it to be part of a Workgroup
called HOME.

We also clicked on the network ID button and set it to be part of a
home setup.

Now, after reboot, we cant logon as the user or administrator - it
does not accept the passwords.

Any ideas please?

Thanks

-Al

By removing the Domain logon, you destroyed the cached
logon credentials in your PC. You must now use a local account
to log on. If you don't know one, ask your network administrator.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi Guys,

This is the situation.

A desktop PC that was part of a domain got taken home. At home the PC
was not networked to anything and of course was a standalone.

It was still logging on looking for the workdomain, but logged on fine
as either the user or Administrator.

We decided to plug it in via ethernet into our ADSL router, and in
order to get this to work we changed it to be part of a Workgroup
called HOME.

We also clicked on the network ID button and set it to be part of a
home setup.

Now, after reboot, we cant logon as the user or administrator - it
does not accept the passwords.

Any ideas please?

Thanks

-Al

By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, your son
destroyed the trust between the domain and the machine. In doing so,
he's also rendered your domain login credentials as invalid. You'll
need to be physically connected to the domain network, you'll need to
have administrative privileges to the workstation, and you'll need to
have sufficient privileges on the domain. Then you can add the machine
back on to the domain, after having first deleted the computer's old
domain account (unless you've also renamed the computer).

Take the computer to your company's IT department for repairs.


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[over]

By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, your son
destroyed the trust between the domain and the machine. In doing so,
he's also rendered your domain login credentials as invalid. You'll
need to be physically connected to the domain network, you'll need to
have administrative privileges to the workstation, and you'll need to
have sufficient privileges on the domain. Then you can add the machine
back on to the domain, after having first deleted the computer's old
domain account (unless you've also renamed the computer).

Take the computer to your company's IT department for repairs.

You should still be able to log in as the local user named administrator.
However, you may not know the password for this user, as it was likely
set by the domain administrators (try a blank password - it's amazing how
often it is left blank).

If the machine is still owned by whoever set up the domain on it
originally, the best thing is probably to do as suggested, and take it
back to them for repair. If not, and you can't get the administrator
password, there are ways to reset this (search something like Google for
somthing like "NT password reset").

 

[BigAl.NZ]

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You should still be able to log in as the local user named administrator.
However, you may not know the password for this user, as it was likely
set by the domain administrators (try a blank password - it's amazing how
often it is left blank).

If the machine is still owned by whoever set up the domain on it
originally, the best thing is probably to do as suggested, and take it
back to them for repair. If not, and you can't get the administrator
password, there are ways to reset this (search something like Google for
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Thanks guys. Will do.