Re: Changed from doman to workgroup - login no longer works

haighttrader wrote:
I brought a machine home that was part of a domain and changed it to be part of my home workgroup. On the first reboot of the machine the login no longer works. Other than changing from belonging to a domain to belonging to a workgroup nothing else changed. Is it possible to login or do i have to reinstall XP


By changing the computer from the domain to a workgroup, you 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).

Take the computer to your company's IT department for repairs.

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