Unable to log on

[Guest]

hi, i have an xp home system. when i try to logon it gives me the error "the
system cannot log you on because the domain <computername> is unavailable"

this is a standalone system that of course was never part of a domain. Safe
mode allows me to log on normally. If i create a new user in safe mode
without a password upon reboot the computer will ask me for a password and
then give the above error message.

thx

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

While logged in via Safe Mode, right click My Computer. Select Properties, Computer Name. Click the Network ID button. Ensure that the machine has not inadvertently been joined to a domain.

 

[Guest]

thx for the info Doug, But as far as i know, XP Home is not capable of
logging onto a domain by default. (unless you know of some sort of registry
hack) Therefore those options are not available.

But this is how i fixed the problem, I uninstalled Ghost Surf Platinum. It's
some sort of internet security program.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You're correct, I missed the fact it was XP Home....... :-(