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cannot login into xp pro
Name: Danty Date: October 3, 2006 at 21:41:53 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 3ghz
Comment:
Hi, I just changed the domain name on my xp pro computer to "MSHOME" and now I cannot login into xp again. My computer was on another domain before MSHOME.
I get a message that says the system could not log you on. Make srue your user naem and domain are correct, then type your password again....
Name: mattie Date: October 4, 2006 at 01:03:02 Pacific
Reply:
are your sure the computer was on a domain before and not in a workgroup?
is there a domain server present in your network?
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: October 4, 2006 at 06:00:32 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like the normal situation where he removed the computer from the Domain, added it to a Workgroup, doesn't have a local (or cached) account, and is now stuck.
Danty, take it back to work and have your IT person add it back into the Domain. :)
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Response Number 3
Name: kunstek314 Date: October 4, 2006 at 07:01:14 Pacific
Reply:
I have had the happened to me before, I just plugged back into the domain and used the cache account domain via typing domainname\username Then type the password in that your normally would when you were on the domain and once connected create a local account to correct your issue.
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