Surpass the Windows Log On Screen

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"DGappy" <dgappy@cavignac.com> wrote in message
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> One of the staff members in the office decided to play
> around with there PC on Friday and went into My Computer -
> Properties - Computer Name - and wanted to change there
> computer name but instead they clicked on Member of
> WORKGROUP, and put in a name there. Now we cannot log
> onto the PC. There is no option for Domain when we log on
> and I don't know the username or password (I have tried
> Administrator, etc). Is there any way I can surpass the
> windows login in screen and go into my computer and change
> the domain back to the agency's domain, if so HOW?
>
1. remember the local admin password OR
2. get ape password cracker to resent the password from DOS.
www.thedragon.co.uk has one on the download page, CD and floppy versions.
Then log on with your new admin password, and add the computer back to the
domain, you may need the domain admin account. Then reboot.