i was trying to connect my bro's "work" laptop to my laptop via crossover cable so he could copy some files off me.
since his computer was on a company domain i simply changed his workgroup name to the same as my laptop hoping the lappies could then share files.
anyway upo rebooting his laptop his old paswod is invalid and we cant get past the ctrl-alt-del logon screen.
how can i get into network properties to change everything back if i cant initially logon his laptop.
he's on windows xp pro.
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cqn you remember the domain it was set to and try and log into that domain using the old password?
you would get an unable to connect to domain error but you could reset the workgroup
if not sounds like someone's going to have to see the IT gang
cqn you remember the domain it was set to and try and log into that domain using the old password?
you would get an unable to connect to domain error but you could reset the workgroup
if not sounds like someone's going to have to see the IT gang
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Oh boy, you did wrong. Next time just logon locally (if it's setup with the classic Win2K type logon, you can opt to logon locally instead of the domain).
ANYWAY, you should be able to logon IF you know the administrator's password. If you're REALLY lucky, there is no administrator's password (most of the time it's left blank unless the admin who seet it up was sharp).
Reboot into safe mode. Select "admininistrator" as the user logon and try a blank password. If that doesn't work then try "admin". If you can log into safe mode then you can use system restore to put the computer back the way it was before you altered the settings (I would recommend that instead of trying to change the settings - you won't be able to reconfigure it for the domain without being connected to the domain and using the domain administrator's password).
Good luck!
ANYWAY, you should be able to logon IF you know the administrator's password. If you're REALLY lucky, there is no administrator's password (most of the time it's left blank unless the admin who seet it up was sharp).
Reboot into safe mode. Select "admininistrator" as the user logon and try a blank password. If that doesn't work then try "admin". If you can log into safe mode then you can use system restore to put the computer back the way it was before you altered the settings (I would recommend that instead of trying to change the settings - you won't be able to reconfigure it for the domain without being connected to the domain and using the domain administrator's password).
Good luck!
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my bro kows the domain name but what's weird is at the logon screen the option to choose or enter a domain is missing. all he can do is enter a username and password.
unfortunately my bro doesnt know the administrator password. he called his admin and admitted he might have accidently changed the domain trying to get on my home network. unfortunately their admin is being an a-hole about it.
anyway i'll try FP's suggestion and see if a blank password works.
unfortunately my bro doesnt know the administrator password. he called his admin and admitted he might have accidently changed the domain trying to get on my home network. unfortunately their admin is being an a-hole about it.
anyway i'll try FP's suggestion and see if a blank password works.
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If the computer cannot get to the domain to authenticat it will use its local passwords. They are entirely different from the domain ones. The reason he could login before you removed his computer from the domain was that windows had cached his password. Having removed his computer from the domain you just deleted that. There is no way to get it back on the domain unless you know someone who has add permissions on that domain and you need network access to it as far as I know.
I would be pissed too if someone did this to one of the laptops I admin. Next time just have him login normally he should still be able to access your workgroup.
I would be pissed too if someone did this to one of the laptops I admin. Next time just have him login normally he should still be able to access your workgroup.
so simply put is there no way he can get to the desktop unless their admin logs on with his administrative rights?
if that's the case, is there a way my bro can kinda ease/talk his way out when he sees their network admin tomorrow? granted my brother isn't too computer savvy maybe there is way he could explain what he supposedly did to the computer without it being too obvious he was messing with settings he shouldnt have in the first place??
i'm feeling kinda guilty here and dont want him to get in trouble for something i did..
if that's the case, is there a way my bro can kinda ease/talk his way out when he sees their network admin tomorrow? granted my brother isn't too computer savvy maybe there is way he could explain what he supposedly did to the computer without it being too obvious he was messing with settings he shouldnt have in the first place??
i'm feeling kinda guilty here and dont want him to get in trouble for something i did..
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Unless you can do a system restore back to the day before, there's no way you can configure it for the domain again. That requires a user account and password for someone on the domain that's authorized AND you need to be connected to the domain,
You tell him to blame it on you. You were just trying to help him get on your broadband at home and got in over your head.
You tell him to blame it on you. You were just trying to help him get on your broadband at home and got in over your head.
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yup...our remote users do this ALL the time and end up shipping the laptops back to us (overnight shipping at ~$100 a shot) to get the thing added back to the domain. no way around it unless the admin is giving out the laptop's local admin account username/password...and if he does that he is not a very good admin. 
as said above, a local account is needed to do what you were trying. it's using cached credentials if the domain is unavailable (not just a cached password)...that allows the laptop to remain in the domain but be offline.
good luck!
as said above, a local account is needed to do what you were trying. it's using cached credentials if the domain is unavailable (not just a cached password)...that allows the laptop to remain in the domain but be offline.
good luck!