Unable to login after change from domene setup to workgroup

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Hi, I did change from domene login to workgroup in the
properties section on my computer in Windows XP pro. After
this it is not possible for me to logon to my computer,
either with my username and password or as administrator.
Is there a way to correct this/get my old setup back or
another way around the login?

 

[Miha Pihler]

Hi,

once you remove your PC from domain you can't use domain usernames and
password any more. Now you have to use local accounts.

Administrator password is set when you install WindowsXP (but can be changed
later)... If you were the one setting up windows try to remember what you
entered as administrator password (or did you leave it blank? If you did
enter Administrator for username and nothing for password and click OK)...
If someone else set it up for you then ask this person what they set for
administrator password.

Mike

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, you have
removed the "trust relationship" between the domain and the machine.
In doing so, you have also rendered any cached domain login
credentials as invalid. You need to be physically connected to the
domain network, you need to have administrative privileges to the
workstation, and you need to have administrative 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).


Bruce Chambers
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[=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rn_Smestad?=]

Thx a lot, made my day.

Jørn

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

once you remove your PC from domain you can't use domain usernames and
password any more. Now you have to use local accounts.

Administrator password is set when you install WindowsXP (but can be changed
later)... If you were the one setting up windows try to remember what you
entered as administrator password (or did you leave it blank? If you did
enter Administrator for username and nothing for password and click OK)...
If someone else set it up for you then ask this person what they set for
administrator password.

Mike




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