Re: Going from a domain at work to a workgroup at home

From: Steve (Steve_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/20/04


Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:49:01 -0700

Thanks, I might take it into work tomorrow ans see if I can get it back to
normal.

Thank you for the response, Scott

"Scott Harding - MS MVP" wrote:

> The cached credential should be gone as it now in a workgroup. This is a
> very common issue. Once you get the machine working back on the domain at
> work your only real fix would be to make your workgroup at homew the same
> name as your domain name at work and then you should be able to browse at
> home and sharem resources.
>
> --
> Scott Harding
> MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
> Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
>
> "Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:e%23KbjOwhEHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > you need to take it back to work and beg a domain admin to rejoin it to
> the
> > domain so your account works again. obviously you have a domain account
> and
> > not a local machine account so the machine all by itself has no idea who
> you
> > are, it needs the domain to validate you. there is an outside chance you
> > could login with a user name like domain\username, but only if the
> machine
> > has cached your credentials. (that slash may be the / slash instead, i
> > forget right now).
> >
> > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7F53BB07-1F61-4BC3-A941-067CE610DD41@microsoft.com...
> > > I use a Dell laptop at work on a domain. I brought it home today to do
> > some
> > > work and I wanted to use my home printer so I changed the network
> setting
> > > from domain to workgroup.
> > > I had to reboot and now I can't logon, it won't accept my password.
> > >
> > > I need help please!!
> >
> >
>
>
>



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