Re: Still trying to remove W2K PC from NT4 Domain...


"Pheasant Plucker®" <pheasant@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi there,

I am still struggling to carry out what should be a simple task - namely
that of decommissioning my old NT4 Server to remove it totally and
continue
to use my existing W2K Workstation as a stand-alone PC.

As I understand it to allow me to keep all of my existing settings,
preferences, desktop etc. on my W2K PC and carry on as before I need to
copy
over my existing user profile to a new user or default profile on this W2K
PC?

Currently there is only one user on my W2K PC and that is Administrator
although looking in Documents & Settings shows two Administrator users -
Administrator and Administrator.ABIT along with All Users & Default Users
of
course.

I am guessing that the first Administrator is the active one on my Domain
called HOME.

The second Administrator.ABIT I am a little confused over as the default
computer name is ABIT2K so not sure where the ABIT name came from...

I am guessing again when I say I cannot copy over the profile as it is
active (and some files will be locked) until I add/create a new user but I
am unable to create a new user from Settings/Control Panel/Users &
Passwords/Add because despite my entering my name and despite me entering
HOME (my Domain) or ABIT or ABIT2K or leaving it blank I get the error;

"The user ABIT2K/Name could not be granted standard user access because
ABIT2K/Name does not exist"

Huh?

It does not exist because I am trying to create it or have I missed
something fundamental here?

Should I be setting up the New User on my NT4 box and not the W2K PC?

I had some help when I posted this question before (appreciated) but
nothing
I have tried seems to work.

I desperately need to remove my failing & noisy NT4 Server but need to
continue to use my PC as I have always done.

Obviously I will setup either my DSL Router, WI-FI AP, SNAPServer or new
Lacie Ethernet Disk to become the new DHCP Server when the old NT4 box is
removed.

Are there any other things I need to be aware of when (if?:-) I remove the
NT4 box?

--
Thanks & regards,
-pp-



There are several ways of doing this. Here is a simple one:
1. Log on to the domain under your normal account.
2. Type this command in a Command Prompt and make a
of the output. Let's call it "X".
set userprofile
3. Log on locally under the preferred account name.
4. Type this command in a Command Prompt and make a
of the output. Let's call it "Y".
set userprofile
5. Run regedit.
6. Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList:
7. Change every occurrence of Y to X.
8. Reboot, then repeat Step 3.

You should now have your preferred domain profile while
logged on locally. Time to take the machine off the domain!


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