After Re-installing Windows 2000 Server,Workstation cannot access

[Guest]

Can anyone help me on this problem?

1. When I re-install the Windows 2000 Server due to hardware failure, those
workstations have problem logging on to the domain.

Symtoms : Sometime it took a few tries before the workstations can log into
the domain.

Whenever a try is unsucessful, it will show an error message indicating that
the the Domain Controller is unavailable.

I have a solution to this by rejoining the workstations to the domain again.
However, when I rejoined the workstation (XP)to the domain, it created a new
user profile. Therefore I have to reconfigure the email, desktop settings and
copy files from the previous user profile to the newly created profile after
rejoining the domain.

One or two systems I do not mind, what happen if there are 50 workstations?
This would be very inefficient.

I did also try to create computers(Names) on the network in the Active
Directory, but this does not seems to work as well.

Anyone have a solution or advise which minimal would be done on the
workstations after a Server OS (W2K Server) have been reinstalled.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yes, the SID changes and the trust is destroyed in that situation so
disjoin/ rejoin is the only solution. You can logon once to the new domain
then run regedt32.exe and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
locate the new profile SID and edit the Reg_Expand_Sz 'ProfileImagePath' to
point back to the old domain profile.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Can anyone help me on this problem?
|
| 1. When I re-install the Windows 2000 Server due to hardware failure,
those
| workstations have problem logging on to the domain.
|
| Symtoms : Sometime it took a few tries before the workstations can log
into
| the domain.
|
| Whenever a try is unsucessful, it will show an error message indicating
that
| the the Domain Controller is unavailable.
|
| I have a solution to this by rejoining the workstations to the domain
again.
| However, when I rejoined the workstation (XP)to the domain, it created a
new
| user profile. Therefore I have to reconfigure the email, desktop settings
and
| copy files from the previous user profile to the newly created profile
after
| rejoining the domain.
|
| One or two systems I do not mind, what happen if there are 50
workstations?
| This would be very inefficient.
|
| I did also try to create computers(Names) on the network in the Active
| Directory, but this does not seems to work as well.
|
| Anyone have a solution or advise which minimal would be done on the
| workstations after a Server OS (W2K Server) have been reinstalled.

 

[Guest]

Dear Save Patrick

Any write up on MS website or KB where I can have a more clearer picture on
how to go about it? Eg Step by step instruction.

Thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not that I'm aware of. It's fairly simple really.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dear Save Patrick
|
| Any write up on MS website or KB where I can have a more clearer picture
on
| how to go about it? Eg Step by step instruction.
|
| Thanks

 

[Guest]

OK I got what you mean while inside the registry.

Thanks alot for the info.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Yep, you're welcome.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| OK I got what you mean while inside the registry.
|
| Thanks alot for the info.