Re: change from workgroup to domain

From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:07:20 -0400

You won't be able to use a network logon to start the computer up, you need
to use a valid local login that exists on that PC to get to the desktop.
When you set up Windows 2000 on the computer you had to select a password
for the local Administrator account, so logging on as Administrator and
using the password you selected for the local Administrator account should
get you in. 

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"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:725001c4840b$537ca1c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Richard, I appreciate the help but my problem is that I am
> not able to logon to get to the desktop. I am not able to
> enter a domain at the logon screen and my user name and
> password alone is not validated by the server to allow me
> to get to the desktop to change the settings on Network
> Neighborhood. If I could get to the desktop then I would
> be able to change the settings.
> Thanks though.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>What you need to do is go into the Network Identification
> tab (right-click
>>My Computer, select Properties, then the Network
> Identification tab) and
>>re-join the domain.  This action will require the
> username and password of a
>>domain administrator to complete.  You may use any valid
> username and
>>password for the local computer logon.
>>
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>>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]  rgharper@email.com
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> replied to.
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>>
>>
>>"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:75ad01c483df$14eeb370$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Thank you for your reply. I should explain. I am the
>>> administrator. After changing the computer to a
> workgroup
>>> for lab purposes, and then connecting back to the
> network,
>>> when the log on appears there is no space to enter the
>>> domain. The server doesn't recognize the computer
> because
>>> it is not a member of the domain and my UN and PW alone
>>> won't log me on.
>>> I do appreciate the help.
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>You need to re-join the domain with a domain
>>> administrator login name and
>>>>password.
>>>>
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>>>>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]  rgharper@email.com
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>>> replied to.
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message
>>>>news:743e01c483c8$482ccd10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> On a 2000 server I changed from our domain to
>>>>> a "workgroup." After connecting back to our network
> the
>>>>> computer goes to logon I can't logon because our NT4
>>>>> server can't validate my user ID and PW. How can I
>>> change
>>>>> this computer from the "workgroup" back to our domain
>>>>> without logging on?
>>>>>  Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>     Matt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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