Re: Wrong domain name

From: Consultant® (consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com)
Date: 09/12/02 

From: "Consultant®" <consultant_mcngp@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:08:56 -0700

you must rejoin the domain

"Al Wein" <akwein@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:fbf201c25a97$2c695fa0$36ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa12...
> Help, did I screw up! I tried to reset a clinet's
> computer from logging on to a domain to logging on to a
> workgroup by changing the settings in Network
> Identification. I clicked off domain and on workgroup
> and put a new name in the workgroup name. When I
> rebooted I could not log on. I am told that my user or
> domain name is in error. Tried Safe Mode, same thing.
> Tell me there is way to recover from this goof without
> reinstalling Windows. It is a OEM (Sony) Windows and the
> only reinstall is via reformat of the hard drive. Help!
> Al

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