W2k Pro - Logon via dial-up only

[David Patnaude]

A user took a laptop home this weekend and had trouble logging on. On the
next attempt, he checked to box to login via a dial-up connection even
though ther is no way this would have worked. Now there is no option to
logon to the domain or the local machine, only the dial-up connection.

My understanding is that you would need the ERD, be able to login via dial-
up, or remotely connect to the machine to correct the registry setting.

We don't have an ERD for this machine, no dial in connections, and the
machine says that it is unavailable for remote connection in the office.

Do I have any other options to get this machine back onto the domain?

Thanks,
Dave Patnaude

 

[philo]

A user took a laptop home this weekend and had trouble logging on. On the
next attempt, he checked to box to login via a dial-up connection even
though ther is no way this would have worked. Now there is no option to
logon to the domain or the local machine, only the dial-up connection.

My understanding is that you would need the ERD, be able to login via dial-
up, or remotely connect to the machine to correct the registry setting.

We don't have an ERD for this machine, no dial in connections, and the
machine says that it is unavailable for remote connection in the office.

Do I have any other options to get this machine back onto the domain?

Thanks,
Dave Patnaude

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internet
connections

 

[David Patnaude]

control panel
internet
connections

Can't get past the login screen to correct any of these settings.

 

[philo]

Can't get past the login screen to correct any of these settings.

see if you can boot up in safe mode

 

[Frank Booth Snr]

A user took a laptop home this weekend and had trouble logging on. On the
next attempt, he checked to box to login via a dial-up connection even
though ther is no way this would have worked. Now there is no option to
logon to the domain or the local machine, only the dial-up connection.

My understanding is that you would need the ERD, be able to login via dial-
up, or remotely connect to the machine to correct the registry setting.

We don't have an ERD for this machine, no dial in connections, and the
machine says that it is unavailable for remote connection in the office.

Do I have any other options to get this machine back onto the domain?

First logon locally as administrator. There must be an administrator
account unless the user was stupid enough to remove it.

 

[philo]

First logon locally as administrator. There must be an administrator
account unless the user was stupid enough to remove it.

it is *impossible* to remove all accounts with administrative privileges...

 

[Frank Booth Snr]

it is *impossible* to remove all accounts with administrative privileges...

Only from within Windows. You can still delete any profile from Recovery
Console

 

[John John]

Only from within Windows. You can still delete any profile from Recovery
Console

You can delete *all* the profiles and you can delete the SAM database
but the built in Administrator will still be available.

John

 

[David Patnaude]

see if you can boot up in safe mode

Safe Mode is still prompting for a username and password to logon via dial-
up.

 

[David Patnaude]

First logon locally as administrator. There must be an administrator
account unless the user was stupid enough to remove it.

Ther is no option to logon locally or to the domain, only via dial-up.

 

[John John]

Ther is no option to logon locally or to the domain, only via dial-up.

Is there not a check box where you can remove the dial-up option? At
the logon screen is there not an options box that you can click on to
reveal additional logon options?

John

 

[David Patnaude]

Is there not a check box where you can remove the dial-up option? At
the logon screen is there not an options box that you can click on to
reveal additional logon options?

John

Neither. The drop down only has the dial up option and the check box is
checked and grayed out. You would need to edit the registry to correct
this, but we have no way to get to the registry.

 

[John John]

Neither. The drop down only has the dial up option and the check box is
checked and grayed out. You would need to edit the registry to correct
this, but we have no way to get to the registry.

You can edit the registry remotely or you can mount the disk in another
Windows 2000 computer and use Regedt32 and the Load Hive feature to edit
the registry.

John

 

[E-Double]

I am having the exact same problem. If we mount the drive as a D: drive in
another machine and use regedt32, what key(s) should we edit to fix this
problem (ie says domain is not available when machine was never part of a
domain, no option to logon locally, and safe mode does not allow logon
either) ?? TIA ...