New XP PC replacing old XP - Access Denied

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From: Steve Ikard (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:00:42 -0700

Thanks for the quick reply, Allan. Could you please
elaborate a little more on "delete the original machine
account on the domain and create a new one". Thanks!

Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Steve -
>
>You'll need to delete the original machine account on
the
>domain and create a new one.
>
>Standing up a new PC with the same name alone won't let
>your PC onto the domain because the security identifier
>(SID) of the new PC doesn't match the one associated
with
>the domain's machine account for your old PC. It's a
>pretty simple fix, really.
>
>Hope this helps -
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am replacing an older XP computer on our network
>>(Windows 2000 Server) with a new XP computer. I am
>using
>>the exact same IP address, Computer Name, Domain name,
>>DNS preferred and alternate, etc. I went through the
>new
>>computer wizard when I first brought up this PC and
>>answered all the questions indicating this would be on
a
>>network and provided all the info. Then I went into My
>>Computer, Properties, Computer Name tab, and, since it
>>was "Workgroup", I clicked on "To rename this computer
>or
>>join a domain, click Change". After filling in the
>>computer name and domain name, clicking on OK, and
>>filling in the User name and password, I get the
>>following error message: "Your computer could not be
>>joined to the domain because the following error has
>>occurred: Access is denied". I know I have the
correct
>>User name and password. What have I done wrong??
>>
>>Steve Ikard
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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