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 22:59:47 +0300

oh, there's exactly my problem described in the faq :), no easy solution
though

it just shows that hurrying never pays when doing stuff like that... oh well

"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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