Win2000 can't logon - I really messed up

[granny]

I was logged on using RadMin and trying to figure out why his 2 PC's could
not see one another over the network

PC 1 was logging onto a Domain (this is a computer he brought home from
work) Both PC's running Win2000 Pro
PC 2 was setup as a Workgroup

I ran the Network wizard on PC 1 and changed it from Domain to Workgroup

Now we can't logon at all - his old account Tom does not work and neither
does Administrator

What can I do?

If I do a repair install will I get a change in the setup to fix it?

Any help you can provide wil lbe greatly appreciated.

He's in New Hampshire so I can't just run over there <g>

jeanette harper

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

If he still needs domain membership on PC1, he'll need to bring it back to
the office and grovel in front of the admin to re-join it. If he doesn't
need that, or his old profile, have him ask the admin for the local
administrator credentials for the computer....or to crack the password, try:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
and/or
http://securityadmin.info/db/faqresults.asp?keyword=password&SType=AnyWord&CATID=Optional

Note - you can still share workgroup resources on a computer that belongs to
another domain - there was no need to change this. It's one of the main
reasons admins frequently don't grant local admin rights to user accounts -
this happens a lot.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Disjoining the domain destroyed the client/ domain trust. You'll need to
physically reconnect to the domain and rejoin it to the domain. You can
logon locally with any valid local account. The cached domain account
information is no longer available. Ask the systems administrator to rejoin
the pc back to the domain.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I was logged on using RadMin and trying to figure out why his 2 PC's could
| not see one another over the network
|
| PC 1 was logging onto a Domain (this is a computer he brought home from
| work) Both PC's running Win2000 Pro
| PC 2 was setup as a Workgroup
|
| I ran the Network wizard on PC 1 and changed it from Domain to Workgroup
|
| Now we can't logon at all - his old account Tom does not work and neither
| does Administrator
|
| What can I do?
|
| If I do a repair install will I get a change in the setup to fix it?
|
| Any help you can provide wil lbe greatly appreciated.
|
| He's in New Hampshire so I can't just run over there <g>
|
| jeanette harper
|
|
|