Need Help with NT4

[Harp295]

I have a Nt 4 computer thta is trying to boot to a domain,need to get this from booting to a domain.would appreciate the help

Thanks
Harp295

 

[Robor]

I haven't used NT4 in a long while. If it's NT4 Workstation can't you just dis-join it from the domain by putting it into a workgroup? If it's a NT4 Server domain controller I'm pretty sure there's no 'dcpromo' to demote it but can you put it into a workgroup instead of the domain? Of course, you'll need domain admin rights to do any of this.

 

[Harp295]

Robor
I appreciate the help,any way I can get around the Admin rights,the computer comes up and tries to boot to a domain,it stops their,will Nt boot to safe mode/

Thanks
Harp295

 

[Netopia]

NT has no safe mode.

When you get to the screen where you hit CTRL-ALT-DEL, there should be a pull down after the username and password that allows you to select the domain to boot from. There should be two domains listed, the larger NT domain, and a domain which is simply the name of the computer itself. Change this to the name of the computer itself, and then log in as administrator (you said you had the admin info, right?).

Once you are on the desktop, right click "Network Neighborhood" and then click on "Properties". Got to the "Identification" tab and hit the "Change" button. Click the radio button to change from whatever domain you are attached to and give it some workgroup name (make something up). You may have to enter the administrator's username and password again at this point. When it's done, it will prompt you for a reboot. After rebooting, you should no longer be attached to the domain.

Joe

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Harp295
Robor
I appreciate the help,any way I can get around the Admin rights,the computer comes up and tries to boot to a domain,it stops their,will Nt boot to safe mode/

Thanks
Harp295

You're going to need admin access. Most likely only the Administrator was able to add/remove the computer from the domain.