Help - Deleted Computer Account

[Lee M]

I have accidently deleted the computer account for a Windows XP Professional
machine on my Windows 2000 domain, I also do not know the local
administrator password, I do have the domain password to which the computer
is joined. How can I log back into this machine, whether it be locally or
on the domain ??

I have recreate the same computer name but it still will not let me log into
the domain with any log on. Is there a way to reset the local admin
password ??


Many Thanks

 

[David Brandt [MSFT]]

Pull the wire on it, reboot, and try to logon to the domain. Since it can't
contact a dc (it doesn't know why but it doesn't care) it will often let you
logon with cached creds if you've logged onto that machine successfully
before with that account and the pw is the same.

--
David Brandt
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for
newsgroup purposes only.