windows 2000 login problem - or how I screwed up!

[Bradley]

Hi,
We only run workgroups on our network, we do not have a domain. The
other day the boss asked me to change the network settings so that all
computers would be on the same workgroup. At the end of the day I
had one more computer to go, I was in a rush and accidently set it to
a domain. Now when the computer boots up, the administrator login
requires a password and a domain to connect to.

I want to get this computer network settings back to using
workgroups. How do I do this? I have tried safe boot but no luck.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

thanks

Bradley

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi,
We only run workgroups on our network, we do not have a domain. The
other day the boss asked me to change the network settings so that all
computers would be on the same workgroup. At the end of the day I
had one more computer to go, I was in a rush and accidently set it to
a domain. Now when the computer boots up, the administrator login
requires a password and a domain to connect to.

I want to get this computer network settings back to using
workgroups. How do I do this? I have tried safe boot but no luck.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

thanks

Bradley

When you see the logon box, open the drop-down box that
lets you select between "Domain" and "This PC".

 

[Bradley]

Hi,
I think that I must have been mistaken,
I get the login screen which by default says User Name: Administrator
and the password is blank. The is a check box below this that asks if
you want to login using dialup connection (which we do not use)

So basically, the login is asking me for a password which as far as I
am concerned should not exist.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi,
I think that I must have been mistaken,
I get the login screen which by default says User Name: Administrator
and the password is blank. The is a check box below this that asks if
you want to login using dialup connection (which we do not use)

So basically, the login is asking me for a password which as far as I
am concerned should not exist.

It is a common misconception to think that a password
"does not exist". There is no such thing. Every Win2000
account has a password, even if it is a blank.

If you cannot remember the password you used for the
Administrator account then you can reset it to a blank
with this boot disk:
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
And in future you should plan ahead to avoid such
embarasssing situations. How many sets of keys do you
have for your car? More than one? Why? How many
admin accounts do you have for your PCs? Just the
one? Why?