Help - Win2000 User Unable to Login to Network

[vicki]

background info:
server is nt4.0, workstation win2000,

user changed their domain setting to a workgroup setting &
rebooted and we are no longer able to log back into the
workstation either network or local - how can we fix this
problem

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Talk to your network administrator. He will log in locally,
then re-register the PC on the domain.

 

[vicki]

Unforturnately I am the network administrator and I cannot
log in locally. It will only give me access to the
network user name and login. Any ideas?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

When you log on, you have to select the "local" domain in
the third box, not the network domain.

 

[vicki]

I do not get the third box anymore so i can't log in
locally - i get log in and password boxes -
what do i do?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If you only get two boxes then you're logging in
***locally***. What do you actually get when
you're trying? What message? What happens?

 

[LenM]

You have to logon as administrator with the local administrator passwor
for that machine, then you can add it back to the domain

Len

 

[vicki]

when computer starts up it shows the windows 2000 prof
box, i have to hit ctrl, alt, delete, it gives me the
windows user name and a password box, no other box pops up
i can't bypass it to log in, the options box does not give
me the 3rd box as it use to

vicki

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I'm afraid it's back to my first reply. You log in with a local
account/password (which you entered when you first loaded
Windows 2000), then you re-register the machine on the
domain.

Note that it is not possible to complete a Win2000 installation
without entering a password for "administrator", even if it is
a blank password! Are you trying to say that you forgot this
password? What about your alternative admin account?
Does it exist? Do you remember its password?

 

[Guest]

Try administrator and no password mabe you will get luck

----- vicki wrote: ----

when computer starts up it shows the windows 2000 prof
box, i have to hit ctrl, alt, delete, it gives me the
windows user name and a password box, no other box pops u
i can't bypass it to log in, the options box does not give
me the 3rd box as it use t

vick

-----Original Message----
If you only get two boxes then you're logging i
***locally***. What do you actually get whe
you're trying? What message? What happens

 

[vicki]

I've got it now - I'm not familiar with 2000 & didn't set
the machine up. I forgot about the admin password etc
until after I spoke to my unix programmer. Thank you all
for your help!

Vicki

-----Original Message-----
Try administrator and no password mabe you will get lucky

----- vicki wrote: -----

when computer starts up it shows the windows 2000 prof
box, i have to hit ctrl, alt, delete, it gives me the
windows user name and a password box, no other box pops up
i can't bypass it to log in, the options box does not give
me the 3rd box as it use to

vicki

-----Original Message-----
If you only get two boxes then you're logging in
***locally***. What do you actually get when
you're trying? What message? What happens?

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[vicki]

By the way - it was blank!!!

vicki

-----Original Message-----
I've got it now - I'm not familiar with 2000 & didn't set
the machine up. I forgot about the admin password etc
until after I spoke to my unix programmer. Thank you all
for your help!

Vicki

-----Original Message-----
Try administrator and no password mabe you will get lucky

----- vicki wrote: -----

when computer starts up it shows the windows 2000 prof
box, i have to hit ctrl, alt, delete, it gives me the
windows user name and a password box, no other box pops up
i can't bypass it to log in, the options box does not give
me the 3rd box as it use to

vicki

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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I thought you said you were the administrator?

I've got it now - I'm not familiar with 2000 & didn't set
the machine up. I forgot about the admin password etc
until after I spoke to my unix programmer. Thank you all
for your help!

Vicki