Re: Disjoined domain, can't enter Windows now - pls help

Thanks to both.
I have now done it the right way.




"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Jerry wrote:
| > I changed the computer name and took it from the domain to a workgroup.
I
| > did this with an admin account with full rights in the domain. However
now
| > when I start Windows, the same user is no longer admitted!
| >
| > Please help!
| >
| >
|
|
| By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, you've
| destroyed the trust between the domain and the machine. In doing so,
| you've also rendered your domain login credentials as invalid. You'll
| need to be physically connected to the domain network, you'll need to
| have administrative privileges to the workstation, and you'll need to
| have sufficient privileges on the domain. Then you can add the machine
| back on to the domain, after having first deleted the computer's old
| domain account (unless you've also renamed the computer).
|
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