Re: Logging in without an account & password

From: Rob (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 04:16:10 -0700

I've tried to log on with just a username of Administrator
and it won't accept that - even if I boot in Safe Mode.

Domain is not an option on the login screen, just user
name & password).
This laptop is Win XP Pro by the way.

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>"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>news:340801c47ec7$6eb53ea0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a laptop that was part of a company domain. The
>> user took the laptop home & for whatever reason decided
to
>> remove it from the domain and add it to their Home
>> workgroup instead - they don't have any User Names or
>> Passwords on their workgroup.
>> Having done that and rebooted, they were asked to Log In
>> but no name/pw combination was accepted. The same is
true
>> when the laptop is standalone.
>> Any ideas how to get in to the computer to pull it back
>> into the domain?
>> Thanks a lot,
>
>Log on with the Local Administrator account.
>That account will exist.
>
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>Mike
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>"Rob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>news:340801c47ec7$6eb53ea0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have a laptop that was part of a company domain. The
>> user took the laptop home & for whatever reason decided
to
>> remove it from the domain and add it to their Home
>> workgroup instead - they don't have any User Names or
>> Passwords on their workgroup.
>> Having done that and rebooted, they were asked to Log In
>> but no name/pw combination was accepted. The same is
true
>> when the laptop is standalone.
>> Any ideas how to get in to the computer to pull it back
>> into the domain?
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Rob
>
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