Re: Invalid Domain

From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 09:05:47 -0400

Same reply - your IT staff at work will need to repair the changes you've
made, while you're with them ask them how to use the laptop off the domain. 

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"JJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:637e01c4932e$603c74d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I have quite similar problem. I also changed Domain to
> Workgroup, but I cannot even logon to my work laptop
> (W2K). Reason why I changed it from domain to workgroup
> was that I wanted to share my home files (Win XP) to work
> laptop. How could I now logon? There are no domain
> available in W2K logon screen. I have
> tried "domain\username" and "username@domain.com" but it
> does not work. Any ideas what I could try next?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a computer from work and I hooked it up to my home
>>network and stupidly changed the Network Config from the
>>Domain to Workgroup.  Now when I try to change it back to
>>access the work server, it won't let me because it says:
>>"The following error occured validating the name "(My
>>domain)"  This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup
>>problem. The specified domain either does not exist or
>>could not be contacted."
>>Now I know the domain name is correct.  What can i do so
> i
>>dont have to take it in to the company's slow tech
>>support?  Thanks
>>.
>>

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