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More info?)
I think Steve's psexec and netdom command will work.
I'm rather curious how the vendor disabled the OS from responding to the
cntrl/alt/del key sequence.
--
Glenn L
CCNA, MCSE 2000/2003 + Security
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:G4-dnZzE6qXJFebfRVn-gw@comcast.com...
> Keep in mind that if you setup the OU with a Group Policy, that security
> option must be disabled - not undefined and the computer account would
> need to be moved into that OU and then the computer rebooted. Another
> thing that you could try is to use netdom to remove the computer from the
> domain which may allow you to access it the way you did before the
> computer was joined to the domain. The netdom remove command will remove
> the computer from the domain and then place it in a workgroup that has the
> same name as the domain. The link below explains netdom in more detail.
> If all that fails and since you can not access the registry remotely your
> best option maybe to backup the files, rebuild the computer, and then
> restore the files. SysInternals makes a free tool called psexec that may
> allow you to access the problem computer for a remote command prompt if
> that would help. --- Steve
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsser...
> --- mostly the same for Windows 2000.
>
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml
>
>
> "Chris Redmond" <ChrisRedmond@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:451C0E0D-71EB-4617-B015-6AB549EEC45D@microsoft.com...
>> I've tried setting up an OU without the policies. I have even tried
>> unplugging it from the network.....Once I added it to the Domain, it
>> prompted
>> for a reboot. Upon reboot I was immediately locked out without the
>> oportunity to fully authenticate it to the domain by signing in.
>>
>> I've tried your great suggestions, but they have not worked. I was
>> hoping
>> there was a back door that could be accessed to change the local security
>> policy.
>> --
>> Thank You,
>>
>> Chris Redmond
>> Supervisor of Information Systems
>> Warren Hospital
>>
>>
>> "Chris Redmond" wrote:
>>
>>> I have a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) System at my hospital that was set
>>> up
>>> by a third party. Initially they left it as a workgroup with auto login
>>> ability. We decided to add it to our Windows Domain but by doing this,
>>> our
>>> global policy makes users press Ctrl Alt Del to login to the system.
>>>
>>> This issue at hand is this......
>>> Now that it rebooted I cannot press ctrl alt del to log in to the
>>> system.
>>> The ability to do this was disabled locally but we were unaware of this.
>>> I
>>> have tried finding a way into the system to do disable this, without
>>> luck. I
>>> have tried SafeMode, debugging mode, Safe Mode with Command Prompt,
>>> Repair,
>>> but nothing works. Is there a way into this system without rebuilding
>>> it? I
>>> have 7 plus months of video that I really can't afford to lose.
>>>
>>> If anyone has any insight, please let me know....
>>>
>>> Thank you all in advance
>>> Chris Redmond
>>> Supervisor of Information Systems
>>> Warren Hospital
>>> (908) 387-6010
>>> ChrisRedmond@warrenhospital.org
>>>
Http://www.warrenhospital.org
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