Re: domain/password

From: Paul [MSFT] (pauly_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:47:52 GMT

Regarding post:
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| From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net>
| Subject: Re: domain/password
| Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 17:25:18 -0700
| Organization: DragonByte Computing
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| Greetings --
|
| Simply use the built-in Administrator account to log in locally.
|
| To reconnect the computer to the domain, you need to be physically
| connected to the domain, you need to have administrative privileges to
| the workstation, and you need to have administrative privileges to the
| domain.
|
|
| Bruce Chambers
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| <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:019e01c3d0c5$1e485f20$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| > i believe the domain was changed in win xp pro, and now i
| > cant login to any user, including admin is there anything
| > i can do to change the domain? plaes help
|

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To original poster,

In addition to Bruce's advice, please see the following:

Microsoft KB:
321305 How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your
Password Expired
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321305

Jupiter Jone's Security Site:
Steps Lost / Forgotton / Expired Passwords
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/lostpass.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Jupiter Jones]

Karl Levinson's Microsoft Security FAQ
http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password
[Courtesy of Karl Levinson, CISSP, MCSE, MS MVP]

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Windows XP Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/security/default.asp

Windows 2000 Security Homepage:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/security/default.asp

Top 10 Windows Newsgroups Security Questions:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/newsgroups/default.asp?url=/technet/newsgro
ups/nodepages/sectop10.asp

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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
pauly@online.microsoft.com

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