Re: NOT in a domain but...

From: DS (t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t_at_a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a..n.e.t)
Date: 03/07/04 

Date: 7 Mar 2004 10:26:13 -0600

"Steven L Umbach" <sumbach@nospam-ameritech.net> wrote in
news:1nH2c.31477$PY.9091@newssvr26.news.prodigy.com:

> Do you need to use ctrl-alt-dlt to bring up the logon screen or is it
> just go name/password prompt?? Ctrl-alt-dlt should give you the option
> to logon to the local machine though you may first need to select the
> options box in the lower right side.

2 ctl-alt-del's are required to bring up the login box. Using ERD2003
regedit, I found the ComputerName to now be MACHINENAME and attempting to
login as MACHINENAME\Administrator w/blank password won't let me on
either.

> See if you can logon using safe

I've attempted safe mode w/ & w/o network support.

> mode. Other things to try are to use a another network computer to try
> and access Computer Management [you would have to logon to the remote
> computer with administrator/no password since that seems to be what
> the target computer is using] to see what Event Viewer is showing or
> event trying to access via Remote Desktop to configure. --- Steve

RDT is not enabled on this PC, or I should say it wasn't before the
repair.

I'm stumped.

Thanks,

DS

>
>
> "DS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a..n.e.t> wrote in message
> news:Xns94A561310F115idispcom@216.65.98.77...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an oddball problem. One of the people that I provide support
>> for
> had
>> a problem with their XP pro.
>>
>> Somehow or another, the 'system' file for the registry became
>> corrupted.
> It
>> may have been caused by a power outage ? But anyway, upon bootup it
>> would give the error that '...\system was missing or corrupt'.
>>
>> I ruled out a memory issue as it failed with the same file each time.
>> In
> my
>> experience, if it was a problem with RAM, it would be a different
>> file
> each
>> time. So following M$ suggestion's, I did a repair booting from the
>> XP cd.
>>
>> The PC now boot's and comes to a login screen. It think's that it's
>> part
> of
>> a domain now, but it's not, it was in a workgroup. Logon is not
>> possible because it can't contact a domain controller. There is no
>> option available to logon on to 'This Computer'.
>>
>> The only user available is the Administrator account and the local
>> account appears to have a blank password, but then it tries to
>> authenticate with a domain controller.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> DS
>>
>
>
>

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