URGENT! Computer Name Change = No Admin Login

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"Chris Forzetting" <mosslab@mail.djuhsd.org> wrote in message
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> My wife's office manager decided to change her XP Pro computer name
> while she was logged with her domain account. After reboot, no one
> can log in, even as administrator, even in safe mode. I haven't seen
> this problem before, so any help would be appreciated. Can the
> computer be rejoined to the domain in the recovery console, if the
> admin login works there? If the admin account is broken, can the
> system be repaired without losing my wife's profile?
>
> ANY help would be appreciated.
>

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;308421

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William

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"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris Forzetting" <mosslab@mail.djuhsd.org> wrote in message
> news:%23$2XB2eQFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> My wife's office manager decided to change her XP Pro computer name
>> while she was logged with her domain account. After reboot, no one
>> can log in, even as administrator, even in safe mode. I haven't seen
>> this problem before, so any help would be appreciated. Can the
>> computer be rejoined to the domain in the recovery console, if the
>> admin login works there? If the admin account is broken, can the
>> system be repaired without losing my wife's profile?
>>
>> ANY help would be appreciated.
>>
>
> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;308421
>
> --
> William
>


Sorry, wrong info.

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"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Chris Forzetting" <mosslab@mail.djuhsd.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23$2XB2eQFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> My wife's office manager decided to change her XP Pro computer name
>>> while she was logged with her domain account. After reboot, no one can
>>> log in, even as administrator, even in safe mode. I haven't seen this
>>> problem before, so any help would be appreciated. Can the computer be
>>> rejoined to the domain in the recovery console, if the admin login works
>>> there? If the admin account is broken, can the system be repaired
>>> without losing my wife's profile?
>>>
>>> ANY help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>
>> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;308421
>>
>> --
>> William
>>
>
>
> Sorry, wrong info.
>
> --
> William
>
>
>

If the local administrator account is broken (unlikely) then you would have
to do a repair install. She shouldn't loose her profile with a repair
install. It is more likely the password was wrong and/or she didn't know how
to logon locally and was still trying to logon to the domain. You could also
use the utilities found at http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ to reset the
password. Be aware that resetting the password outside of Windows may cause
problems and should only be used as a last resort. Another thing to try is
to have the administrator use the Active Directory Users and Computers snap
in to add the new computer name to the appropriate OU, reboot her computer
and see if she can logon to the domain. This is unlikely to work but worth a
try. I make it a point when installing computers to attach a piece of tape
with the local administrator password written on it somewhere inside the
chassis. Something you may want to suggest to the administrator for the
future. I also always create a second local account with admin rights.

Kerry

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Sorry reply went to wrong post. Should have gone to Chris.

Kerry

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsystems.c*o*m> wrote in message
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> "WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:el%23QdCfQFHA.248@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> "WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news2XJMAfQFHA.3144@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> "Chris Forzetting" <mosslab@mail.djuhsd.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23$2XB2eQFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> My wife's office manager decided to change her XP Pro computer name
>>>> while she was logged with her domain account. After reboot, no one can
>>>> log in, even as administrator, even in safe mode. I haven't seen this
>>>> problem before, so any help would be appreciated. Can the computer be
>>>> rejoined to the domain in the recovery console, if the admin login
>>>> works there? If the admin account is broken, can the system be
>>>> repaired without losing my wife's profile?
>>>>
>>>> ANY help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;308421
>>>
>>> --
>>> William
>>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry, wrong info.
>>
>> --
>> William
>>
>>
>>
>
> If the local administrator account is broken (unlikely) then you would
> have to do a repair install. She shouldn't loose her profile with a repair
> install. It is more likely the password was wrong and/or she didn't know
> how to logon locally and was still trying to logon to the domain. You
> could also use the utilities found at http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ to
> reset the password. Be aware that resetting the password outside of
> Windows may cause problems and should only be used as a last resort.
> Another thing to try is to have the administrator use the Active Directory
> Users and Computers snap in to add the new computer name to the
> appropriate OU, reboot her computer and see if she can logon to the
> domain. This is unlikely to work but worth a try. I make it a point when
> installing computers to attach a piece of tape with the local
> administrator password written on it somewhere inside the chassis.
> Something you may want to suggest to the administrator for the future. I
> also always create a second local account with admin rights.
>
> Kerry
>
>