Log-in Trouble

[Craig M]

Hi,
I have my work laptop that is running xp pro. At work it
connects through a domain, I brought it home and decided
to change from a domain to a workgroup so I could tranfer
some files. After it asked me to reboot, I tried to log
in with my regualr user name and password but it would
not log me in. Help! Can I fix this?? I never specified a
new user name and password!!

Thanks
Craig

[Tom Helms]

You need to log in using a username using an local account, ie the laptop
local administrator

"Craig M" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I have my work laptop that is running xp pro. At work it
> connects through a domain, I brought it home and decided
> to change from a domain to a workgroup so I could tranfer
> some files. After it asked me to reboot, I tried to log
> in with my regualr user name and password but it would
> not log me in. Help! Can I fix this?? I never specified a
> new user name and password!!
>
> Thanks
> Craig

[Dylan]

i believe i have a similar problem, i had XP Pro NTFS, i
had user accounts and mine was password protected. i
reinstalled XP Pro but i added new accounts, now i don't
know how to log in to use my old use folder which, when i
try to access it says Access Denied. is there a way of re-
activating my old accounts using regedit or something?
thanks in advance - Dylan
>-----Original Message-----
>You cannot password protect individual folders in XP.
You restrict access by
>assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.
>
>To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system
on the drive in
>question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you
will need to convert
>it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter
the following
>command:
>
>CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS
>
>Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You
may also want to see
>http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're
getting the optimal
>conversion.
>
>After this step is completed and you've rebooted the
computer, if necessary:
>
>XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder
Options, View and uncheck
>Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a
drive, folder or
>file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties,
you'll see a Security
>tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on
user name or user
>group membership.
>
>XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders
under My Documents
>"private". This is done by right clicking a folder or
file and selecting
>Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other
folders, you need
>to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the
built in Administrator
>account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in
Properties, and you
>can assign permissions based on user name or group
membership.
>
>HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder
Permissions in Windows
>XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308418
>
>HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions
for Files and
>Folders
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;308419
>
>HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect
a Shared Folder in
>Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;307874
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
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>"josey" > wrote in message
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>> How do I password protect my private files?
>> Does windows xp hav any in b uilt progrm to the same?
>> answer through e-mail
>> my id
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>> thank You
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