Re: How can I swap back to domain membership?

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See CD's response. The system administrator should be able to log on with a
local Admin account and re-join the domain without reformatting and
reinstalling unless he/she cannot remember or does not know the local Admin
account password.

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"florin1966" <florin1966@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3614B267-3CA9-44EC-971C-805D81421601@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Richard,
>
> How to "take the machine back to domain setting" if I am not able to login
> anymore?
>
> Also, the sysadmin claims that he needs to reinstall again the machine and
> I
> am not so happy with that either.
>
> Thank you.
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> Take the machine back to the domain setting and have the network
>> administrators re-join it to the domain.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxxxxx
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
>> * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "florin1966" <florin1966@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:D5FE8590-1E61-4D7E-B73A-367569931779@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > After specifiying on a laptop running Windows 2000 Professional SP4
>> > that
>> > it
>> > is member of an Workgroup instead of a Domain it is not possible to
>> > login
>> > on
>> > the machine after reboot (the user name and password used for domain
>> > login
>> > are not accepted anymore).
>> >
>> > Do you know a way to switch back to the domain membership without
>> > beeing
>> > forced to re-install the operating system?
>>
>>
>>


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