Re: chg from NT Serv domain to workgroup on Win XP Pro

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 09/22/03 

Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:54:40 -0700

You have mentioned a "new server" but only once.
What is this, a new domain to replace the NT 4 ?
NT 4 domain does not change its client machines
very much, although it can if system policies are
in use. On the NT 4 domain controller try running
poledit.exe and look to see it it is enforcing any
policies.
To get the machines into a workgroup, just disjoin
them from the domain and give them the same name
for the workgroup.
For a workgroup machine to access resources on
another machine or on any machine within the domain
the user of the workgroup machine will have to use
an account on the machine (or a domain account) that
is sharing out the resource. One needs to grant the
account(s) that will be used to access the resource
permissions on what is being shared out.
Perhaps if you describe a little where you are at now,
what machine is "the new server", what is being shared
out from where, and what machines need to be used to
access those resources. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Karen E" <kentwist@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:04a501c3809f$e640aee0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I added 3 new computers using Win XP Pro.  Previous
> computers were on Win 98 connecting to a server on NT
> 4.0.  In order to transfer data from old server to one of
> the new computers, I added one of the new computers to
> the NT domain.  Now I'm unsure how to remove the domain
> restrictions off the new computer.  I have successfully
> set up a new workgroup on the 3 new computers and they
> are seeing each other on the network.  But they cannot
> access data (don't have permission) from the new server.
> It is still being overridden by the domain restrictions
> from NT.  I can't even access the new server from NT
> server when signed on as administrator.  Admin & domain
> admin are set up as full access, but it still wants a
> password for access. I'm not a savy IT pro & have been
> floundering w/ NT Server ever since trying to be the
> Administrator ever since my nephew set it up for our
> small business.  I know it's some access permission in NT
> Server that needs to change, but not sure what it is.

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