Turning off Windows Domain Logon

I recently completed a repair on a relative's laptop that work had given
him. It needed a new part and the screen was as good as new.
As the laptop was from work, whenever Windows XP boots, it wants to logon to
the domain. They can get it into Safe Mode and reach the files, but not in
normal mode. Is there an easy way to step them through disabling the logon
to domain? I found something about deleting PWL files, but it maybe a bit
involved for them, and I'm 3 hours away.
Thank you,
Mark

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"Mark & Denise" <m*a*r*k*d*r*w*e*b*S*P*A*M*@m*c*h*s*i*.*c*o*m*> wrote in
message news:GeCJd.29093$IV5.10717@attbi_s54...
>I recently completed a repair on a relative's laptop that work had given
>him. It needed a new part and the screen was as good as new.
> As the laptop was from work, whenever Windows XP boots, it wants to logon
> to the domain. They can get it into Safe Mode and reach the files, but not
> in normal mode. Is there an easy way to step them through disabling the
> logon to domain? I found something about deleting PWL files, but it maybe
> a bit involved for them, and I'm 3 hours away.
> Thank you,
> Mark
>
Try going to control panel then double click on the system icon. Click on
the computer name tag then the Change button at the bottom. Change from
Member of Domain to Member of Workgroup

Next... If the username they are using is a domain username then they will
have to create a local account. Then they can copy the files (if there are
any) from the domain account to the local account. After all is said and
done and the username and files are squared away:


To log into your account automatically, you need to set your operating
system not to ask you for your username and password. You can do this by:

1. Go to Start/Run
2. Type 'control userpasswords2'.
3. From "Users" Tab, Uncheck "Users must enter .."
4. A dialog will allow setting a user and password to be used automatically.
Enter the account name and password which you would like to automatically
log into.


"Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ct6sp8$lti$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Mark & Denise" <m*a*r*k*d*r*w*e*b*S*P*A*M*@m*c*h*s*i*.*c*o*m*> wrote in
> message news:GeCJd.29093$IV5.10717@attbi_s54...
>>I recently completed a repair on a relative's laptop that work had given
>>him. It needed a new part and the screen was as good as new.
>> As the laptop was from work, whenever Windows XP boots, it wants to logon
>> to the domain. They can get it into Safe Mode and reach the files, but
>> not in normal mode. Is there an easy way to step them through disabling
>> the logon to domain? I found something about deleting PWL files, but it
>> maybe a bit involved for them, and I'm 3 hours away.
>> Thank you,
>> Mark
>>
> Try going to control panel then double click on the system icon. Click on
> the computer name tag then the Change button at the bottom. Change from
> Member of Domain to Member of Workgroup
>

"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news3EJd.15741$(E-Mail Removed):

> Next... If the username they are using is a domain username then they
> will have to create a local account. Then they can copy the files (if
> there are any) from the domain account to the local account. After all
> is said and done and the username and files are squared away:
>
>
> To log into your account automatically, you need to set your operating
> system not to ask you for your username and password. You can do this
> by:
>
> 1. Go to Start/Run
> 2. Type 'control userpasswords2'.
> 3. From "Users" Tab, Uncheck "Users must enter .."
> 4. A dialog will allow setting a user and password to be used
> automatically. Enter the account name and password which you would
> like to automatically log into.
>

Why wouldn't the person just go to the Start Button/My Computer and right-
click/Properties/Computer Name tab/Change button and change from Member of
Domain to Workgroup and then the machine wouldn't be trying to logon to a
Domain? I think that may be what the OP is looking for is to not have the
machine logging on to a Domain when there is no Domain Controller.

Duane

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:46:31 -0000, "Tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Mark & Denise" <m*a*r*k*d*r*w*e*b*S*P*A*M*@m*c*h*s*i*.*c*o*m*> wrote in
>message news:GeCJd.29093$IV5.10717@attbi_s54...
>>I recently completed a repair on a relative's laptop that work had given
>>him. It needed a new part and the screen was as good as new.
>> As the laptop was from work, whenever Windows XP boots, it wants to logon
>> to the domain. They can get it into Safe Mode and reach the files, but not
>> in normal mode. Is there an easy way to step them through disabling the
>> logon to domain? I found something about deleting PWL files, but it maybe
>> a bit involved for them, and I'm 3 hours away.
>> Thank you,
>> Mark
>>
>Try going to control panel then double click on the system icon. Click on
>the computer name tag then the Change button at the bottom. Change from
>Member of Domain to Member of Workgroup
>

Be sure there is a local machine account or the user knows the
administrator password.



Butterfield

Unless the work folks have turned logon caching off in their group policy,
they should be able to logon using the domain account even though they
aren't connected to the domain.

--
Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP


"Mark & Denise" <m*a*r*k*d*r*w*e*b*S*P*A*M*@m*c*h*s*i*.*c*o*m*> wrote in
message news:GeCJd.29093$IV5.10717@attbi_s54...
>I recently completed a repair on a relative's laptop that work had given
>him. It needed a new part and the screen was as good as new.
> As the laptop was from work, whenever Windows XP boots, it wants to logon
> to the domain. They can get it into Safe Mode and reach the files, but not
> in normal mode. Is there an easy way to step them through disabling the
> logon to domain? I found something about deleting PWL files, but it maybe
> a bit involved for them, and I'm 3 hours away.

Duane Arnold <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I need to go potty.