Why do I log on to a domain, I'm not on a network

[Jim]

When I log on to my computer on start up I log into a
domain...why is this if I have a standalone PC on Windows
2000 Pro. I can log on as an administrator on "this
Computer" but all my personal settings are not there.
Can I log on to "this computer" instead of the Domain
given?

 

[Greg Stigers]

No. But don't let that stop you.

I assume that by your second question, you mean, can you log on to "this
computer" with the domain account name, without logging on to the domain,
and still have all your personal settings. Imagine if that was all someone
had to do, to get to your personal files. That would be a very bad thing
(TM).

You can, however, migrate the user settings from the one account to the
other. See "HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000" at
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314045&Product=win2
000>.

Also see "How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile" at
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151>. This is for XP, so
I am not sure how applicable this will be to your situation.

I am more than a little puzzled by the first question. But as they say, if
it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Lou]

-----Original Message-----
When I log on to my computer on start up I log into a
domain...why is this if I have a standalone PC on Windows
2000 Pro. I can log on as an administrator on "this
Computer" but all my personal settings are not there.
Can I log on to "this computer" instead of the Domain
given?
.

Possiblily that your machine was on a domain at one time.
If you had an account on the domain then there could have
been a cached setting left over from it, allowing you to
login locallly. Seems this isn't the case.
When you login in.(login screen) there will appear the
name, password and the login to: lines.
The "login into" usually has a arrow down button on the
right side. If you select that arrow, then if the machine
was on a domain then the arrow button will expand the area
to show the domain and the machine name. In some cases it
will show a workgroup name. The top name is usually the
name of the machine and has machine specific names that
were created when the OS was dropped into the machine.
One name is administrator. If you know the password for
this account you can access the machine. Possibly your
personal name and password is stored as a local machine
user. This might allow you to login with your particular
standalone account.

Or if you can login as a admin then you can look around to
see if you are added to the local users by way of the
control panel. If it isn't there you can craet the
account, but you will not have your personal setting you
are use to, and may need to resetup the new account to
your liking.

If your machine automaticly logs you in then there is only
one active account or Tweakui is loaded and enabled.

 

[Greg]

This is related to problem i am having. I changed the
domain name in the comuter (used to be on a network) and
rebooted before making users for the new domain. I need to
log into the old domain but do not have the option showing
that Jim does. Can i turn it on without logging in?

g

 

[Mike Kline]

Can you log into the old domain using the UPN ([email protected]). The
"log onto" box is greyed out when using the UPN name. You will also
need to provide more details. Are both domains in the same tree or
part of the same forest etc.