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> computer from the domain, but now we'd like to automatically change the
> computer's membership from the 'Domain' to the 'Workgroup' (in the
> networking properties) on the local computer itself.
Maybe this will help:
http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/atips/atips45.shtml
hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
"Mike M." <Nonya@Business.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply and for the "heads-up". I can see how that could
> easily be overlooked.
> Fortunately, we do know the Local Administrator password and we are
> resetting it before we remove it from the domain and setting the
membership
> to a workgroup instead of a domain. We are automatically removing the
> computer from the domain, but now we'd like to automatically change the
> computer's membership from the 'Domain' to the 'Workgroup' (in the
> networking properties) on the local computer itself.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> --
> MICHAEL MCGUIRE
> "Danny Sanders" <Danny.Sanders@cpcNOmedSPAM.org> wrote in message
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> > Before "automating" this you might want to be sure you have the Local
> admin
> > account along with the local admin password for each computer.
> > If you don't know it, log on using the domain admin account (before you
> > remove it from the domain) and view/ reset the admin account login and
> reset
> > the password for that account to something you know.
> >
> > There are TONS of posts where a user removes a computer from a domain
only
> > to find out the local admin account is different from the domain admin
> > account and the PC has been on the network so long the local admin
account
> > is forgotten, now they can't log into the PC.
> >
> > hth
> > DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >
> > "Mike M." <Nonya@Business.com> wrote in message
> > news:eCpUBx$REHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Is there any way to change from a Domain to a Workgroup from within
the
> > > Registry? I'd like to automate this using a batch file on some of our
> NT
> > > 4.0 Boxes.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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