Re: Switch Windows XP back into Domain

From: Beat Richli (brichli@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/16/02 

From: "Beat Richli" <brichli@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:55:30 +0300

well, actually i'm the admin :)
problem is, he can't connect physically to our LAN 'cause he's not here, and
VPN is not setup yet. The user's still on the Domain as well as the PC. So
he wasn't really removed from the domain.
anyways, the problem is that his laptop is in Workgroup-Member instead of
Domain-Member mode now, so he can't logon to his nicely setup Domain
Profile. i hoped maybe there's a trick to logon as Domain-Member again...?

thanks

Beat

"Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:e#4xQTVdCHA.2588@tkmsftngp12...
> Whether or not the user can add his machine back to the domain is up to
> the domain administrator. Ask the domain admin to allow your friend to
> add himself back, or send him a plane ticket to go do it himself.
>
> There is a help page at www.netswitcher.com that goes into more detail.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
> (Please respond only in the newsgroup)
>
> Beat Richli <brichli@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > hi all
> >
> > stupid me messed up with network config on a laptop. here's the story
> > in short
> >
> > external coworker has a laptop wich is configured as belonging to our
> > domain. if he's at home or on the road he logs in just the same. this
> > is no problem, since simply our network drives are then disconnected.
> > because at home he needs slightly different settings for printers and
> > internet connection i put netswitcher on his laptop so he can adjust
> > all settings at once. problem is, i didn't setup his "Netswitcher"
> > @Home profile as belonging to a nt domain. when i switched to that
> > profile to test, it removed the laptop from the domain and went into
> > workgroup mode (dunno if it's called that). i didn't read the warning
> > message... and when he started the laptop at home, he could no longer
> > login with his domain profile. unfortunatly it's not possible AFAIK
> > to switch back to "Member of Domain" using "System" in Settings when
> > he's not hooked up to our LAN. he's quite far away from us.
> >
> > is it possible to force windows XP back into "beloning to domain"
> > mode so he can logon again ? i guess the stuff needed for
> > authentification is still stored on the laptop...
> >
> > TIA for any hints
> >
> > Beat
> >
> >
> > PS. he can still logon as local administrator
> > ** Order is an illusion - Chaos is the reality **
>

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