Remove domain from Windows XP Prof. laptop

[Rich G]

I had purchased mty own laptop that was configured to
boot to my company's domain. I have just changed jobs &
would now like to remove that domain boot up without
losing access to my local data.

Is there a way to do this without reformatting &
reinstalling Windows?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Log in using the built-in Administrator account and create a local
user account for yourself. Then right-click My Computer > Properties

Computer Name > Change, click the Workgroup option and pick a name

for it. Click <OK> and reboot. Once more, log in using the built-in
Administrator account and copy the desired data and settings from your
old domain account's user profile to your new, local account's
profile.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Rich G]

Bruce,

Thanks for your help. My only fear was losing access to
the data if I did this. I have a local account on the
machine. Both my domain & local IDs are Admin level, yet
neither can open each others info.

I'll give this a try.

Thanks again,
Rich

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome. This might also come in handy, then:

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH