Switched to workgroup, can't login

[Pablo]

My WinXP Laptop is usually logged into a domain. My
(domain) account has administrator privelages for the
laptop. In trying to connect it to my home network, I
switched the Systems properties to log into the home
workgroup. It prompted me to reboot, and now it will not
allow me to login with my usual (domain) username, and I
have no password for the local account(s). How do I get it
pointed back to the domain and just undo the damage?

[davetest]

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:34:33 -0800, "Pablo"
> wrote:

>My WinXP Laptop is usually logged into a domain. My
>(domain) account has administrator privelages for the
>laptop. In trying to connect it to my home network, I
>switched the Systems properties to log into the home
>workgroup. It prompted me to reboot, and now it will not
>allow me to login with my usual (domain) username, and I
>have no password for the local account(s). How do I get it
>pointed back to the domain and just undo the damage?
Try invoking safemode during the boot (by hitting F8)
and logging on directly as the admin.

Dave

>-----Original Message-----
>On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:34:33 -0800, "Pablo"
> wrote:
>
>>My WinXP Laptop is usually logged into a domain. My
>>(domain) account has administrator privelages for the
>>laptop. In trying to connect it to my home network, I
>>switched the Systems properties to log into the home
>>workgroup. It prompted me to reboot, and now it will not
>>allow me to login with my usual (domain) username, and I
>>have no password for the local account(s). How do I get
it
>>pointed back to the domain and just undo the damage?


>Try invoking safemode during the boot (by hitting F8)
>and logging on directly as the admin.
>
>Dave
>.
Dave - Thanks, but I don't know the administrator password.

[davetest]

On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 07:09:12 -0800,
> wrote:

>

>>Try invoking safemode during the boot (by hitting F8)
>>and logging on directly as the admin.
>>
>>Dave
>>.
>Dave - Thanks, but I don't know the administrator password.
It's usually a null password.
Just hit enter...

Dave

[Kenneth]

I did the same thing yesterday on win2k. You can reset
the admin password by downloading a free boot disk and run
the change PW program from there.
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

good luck!

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 07:09:12 -0800,
> wrote:
>
>>
>
>>>Try invoking safemode during the boot (by hitting F8)
>>>and logging on directly as the admin.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>.
>>Dave - Thanks, but I don't know the administrator
password.
>It's usually a null password.
>Just hit enter...
>
>Dave
>.
>