Unable to logon to Windows XP after changing pc from domain to a workgroup

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Leythos

I need help! I have a user in my office (small office and I do all of
the pc & network support) that the pc was changed from logging into the
network domain to a workgroup. Now when the pc boots up to the windows
logon screen, it is not recognizing ANY of the user ids and logons that
worked in the past.

I have tried all of the boot up options (safe mode, last know working
configuration, etc.)

Any suggestions?
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You need to know the user/password for accounts that were setup on the
LOCAL computer, once you disconnected it from a DOMAIN system you are left
with only the Administrator and any LOCAL accounts you created.

Logon as Administrator and use the password you set it up as.
 
I need help! I have a user in my office (small office and I do all of
the pc & network support) that the pc was changed from logging into the
network domain to a workgroup. Now when the pc boots up to the windows
logon screen, it is not recognizing ANY of the user ids and logons that
worked in the past.

I have tried all of the boot up options (safe mode, last know working
configuration, etc.)

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Shar
 
I don't know the password that was setup for the Admin local account.
It is a Dell laptop and I have called Dell and they could not help me
(more like a useless desk than a helpdesk). After this experience, I
am going to make sure I change the Admin password on all of the other
systems in the office.
 
Shar said:
I need help! I have a user in my office (small office and I do all of
the pc & network support) that the pc was changed from logging into the
network domain to a workgroup. Now when the pc boots up to the windows
logon screen, it is not recognizing ANY of the user ids and logons that
worked in the past.

I have tried all of the boot up options (safe mode, last know working
configuration, etc.)

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Shar
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By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, the user
has destroyed the trust between the domain and the machine. In doing
so, he/she has also rendered any domain login credentials as invalid.
You (or the doamin administrator) need to be physically connect the
computer to the domain network, you need to have administrative
privileges to the workstation, and you need to have administrative
privileges on the domain. Then you can add the machine back on to the
domain, after having first deleted the computer's old domain account
(unless you've also renamed the computer).


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Shar said:
I don't know the password that was setup for the Admin local account.
It is a Dell laptop and I have called Dell and they could not help me
(more like a useless desk than a helpdesk).
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How would Dell possibly know what your network administrator set the
network's workstation's local administrator password to? Only your
network admin should know this.

After this experience, I
am going to make sure I change the Admin password on all of the other
systems in the office.
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Well, who set the passwords, to start with?


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Shar said:
I don't know the password that was setup for the Admin local account.
It is a Dell laptop and I have called Dell and they could not help me
(more like a useless desk than a helpdesk). After this experience, I
am going to make sure I change the Admin password on all of the other
systems in the office.
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Hi

You might try to reset the local Administrator password with one of
the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
 
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