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This is a major call for help. I have a client's notebook and I wanted to
attach it to my office peer-to-peer network so that I could move some files
to one of my local machines. (Prior to this I always used the notebook to log
into the client's Win2k3 network domain.) Here is what happended in order:
1. - I logged into the notebook with the client's domainname in the login box.
2. - I was prompted that the domain was not availbale to authenticate me,
but it let me into the local machine anyway.
3. - I went into 'My Computer' properties and selected to change from the
domain to the workgroup name.
4. - I was prompted to input the user and passwrd with permissions to remove
this computer from the domain. that went through o.k.
5. - I rebooted.
6. - I tried to login to the notebook using the same userid and password I
had been using. No go.
7. I have tried what the client gave me for an administrator password on the
local machine. No go.
I have been using this machine for a development project and the files I
need are on the "Desktop" folder under the user id I have been using. I have
no idea what, if any, users were setup on the local machine before I got it.
Is there a way that I can log onto the client's domain using the FDN of my
regular username and get into the machine and rejoin the domain? (I think
the syntax would be \\servername.domainname\username)
Can I do a in-place reinstall of Windows XP Pro and as administrator get to
those files?
Thanks afor any and all help -- HT
attach it to my office peer-to-peer network so that I could move some files
to one of my local machines. (Prior to this I always used the notebook to log
into the client's Win2k3 network domain.) Here is what happended in order:
1. - I logged into the notebook with the client's domainname in the login box.
2. - I was prompted that the domain was not availbale to authenticate me,
but it let me into the local machine anyway.
3. - I went into 'My Computer' properties and selected to change from the
domain to the workgroup name.
4. - I was prompted to input the user and passwrd with permissions to remove
this computer from the domain. that went through o.k.
5. - I rebooted.
6. - I tried to login to the notebook using the same userid and password I
had been using. No go.
7. I have tried what the client gave me for an administrator password on the
local machine. No go.
I have been using this machine for a development project and the files I
need are on the "Desktop" folder under the user id I have been using. I have
no idea what, if any, users were setup on the local machine before I got it.
Is there a way that I can log onto the client's domain using the FDN of my
regular username and get into the machine and rejoin the domain? (I think
the syntax would be \\servername.domainname\username)
Can I do a in-place reinstall of Windows XP Pro and as administrator get to
those files?
Thanks afor any and all help -- HT