Re: for local admin password (after leaving domain to workgroup)

From: James (james_at_playmachine.net)
Date: 11/09/03 

Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 11:55:37 -0800

Hi Todd,

Nope, I can't logon at all. I believe the only local user
account was Administrator

Thanks.

>-----Original Message-----
>Can you log onto the desktop? If so, all you should need
to do is right
>click on <My Computer> on the desktop and select
<Properties> on the
>sub-menu--this will open the 'System Properties' window.
For a Windows 2000
>machine, select the <Network Identification> tab (or
<Computer Name> for
>XP). Then just select <Change> button--this will open
another window--just
>enter your computer name and your domain name--you'll
need to supply your
>domain administrator login.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Todd
>
>-- Todd Shillam Information Technology University of
Phoenix - Online
>"James" <james@playmachine.net> wrote in message
>news:024001c3a648$971a5f90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>I'm sure I'm not the first to make this dumb mistake:
>I usually log on with my domain password and have admin
>rights to my computer. I decided to disconnect from the
>domain and join a workgroup. After changing form domain
>to workgroup (and rebooting) I can now only enter a user
>name and password. Unfortunately I do not remember the
>admin password.
>
>Silly me for thinking I could log back on with my domain
>name and password and stupid me for not remembering the
>local admin password.
>
>Anyway, I installed another copy of windows xp pro (also
>know as a parallel install) and do have access to my
>files. I was just hoping that someone knows of a way to
>get the admin password back or how I can make the original
>installation connect back to the domain so I can logon on
>and then change the local admin password.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>James
>
>
>.
>