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I have just been trying to set up an ad hoc network between myself and two
colleagues in a client office. The machine of one of my colleagues (running
XP Pro) was acquired from a previous client and had been LAN-connected there,
so on bootup he is prompted for a username and password, even though he has
left the previous company and only works stand-alone on that machine.
On trying to set up a workgroup name for his machine, the 'change name'
window under 'My computer/properties' indicated that the machine featured on
a domain, mutually exclusive to a workgroup. On selecting 'workgroup' and
entering the required name, it prompted for the account name of a user
authorised to make such a change - my colleague's username showed in the
drop-down and so we chose that.
This looked successful and we were prompted to reboot the machine for the
change to take effect, which we did. This returned us to a logon screen that
now does not recognise the previous logon name/password - so effectively
logging my colleague out altogether. He's not best pleased and I'm
embarassed ...
Anyone got a way out of this situation, please?
colleagues in a client office. The machine of one of my colleagues (running
XP Pro) was acquired from a previous client and had been LAN-connected there,
so on bootup he is prompted for a username and password, even though he has
left the previous company and only works stand-alone on that machine.
On trying to set up a workgroup name for his machine, the 'change name'
window under 'My computer/properties' indicated that the machine featured on
a domain, mutually exclusive to a workgroup. On selecting 'workgroup' and
entering the required name, it prompted for the account name of a user
authorised to make such a change - my colleague's username showed in the
drop-down and so we chose that.
This looked successful and we were prompted to reboot the machine for the
change to take effect, which we did. This returned us to a logon screen that
now does not recognise the previous logon name/password - so effectively
logging my colleague out altogether. He's not best pleased and I'm
embarassed ...
Anyone got a way out of this situation, please?