Re: conflicting credentials when joining domain

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From: Michael Giorgio - MS MVP (Michael.Giorgio_at_NoSpam.mayerson.com)
Date: 07/20/04


Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:08:11 -0400

Open a dos prompt and type net use * /delete
to delete all mappings to the domain.
"kima" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:036601c46df4$f8737320$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to join a Windows XP pc to the domain. It was
> originally on another domain. I removed it from that
> domain and joined it to a workgroup called WorkGroup. I
> then placed it into the new domain subnet and tried to
> establish it there but I get the following message:
>
> The following error occurred attempting to join the
> domain "siteA". The credentials supplied conflict with an
> existing set of credentials"
>
> I initially created the workstation computer on the server
> then join it. That didn't work so I removed it from the
> server. I then tried to create it from the workstation to
> the domain. I get the prompt to enter a domain user who
> has create computer rights ....that's me. But, I still
> get the message.
>
> I tried to rename the computer with a new name and hoped
> that it might be associated with the computer name. Do
> dice.
>
> Any ideas?



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