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I would backup the User profile before trying to rejoin, then you can copy the info back afterwards.<br />
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I hope this helps !<br />

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I would backup the User profile before trying to rejoin, then you can copy the info back afterwards.

I hope this helps !


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I have had to reinstall SBS3003 after the client forgot to have the Raid 5 setup properly.<br />
Each workstation was already setup to the domain as well as all the mapped drives and printers.<br />
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I set the server up exactly as it was before, but the workstations will not login ...<br />
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I remembered that once I had a similar issue with 2000 server and the suggestion was to switch the workstation to a workgroup, reboot, and then rejoin the domain ... I did this on one workstation and it lost all settings I had already setup (desktop scheme, shortcuts, basically everything) ...<br />
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The machines are all XP Pro ... is there a way to have them be recognized during login without losing everything ?<br />
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When I use the Network ID to join, I get an error that a duplicate computer with same name can not be used ...<br />
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When I use the Change Button is where I changed to a workgroup and then joined back again ...
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I have had to reinstall SBS3003 after the client forgot to have the Raid 5 setup properly.
Each workstation was already setup to the domain as well as all the mapped drives and printers.

I set the server up exactly as it was before, but the workstations will not login ...

I remembered that once I had a similar issue with 2000 server and the suggestion was to switch the workstation to a workgroup, reboot, and then rejoin the domain ... I did this on one workstation and it lost all settings I had already setup (desktop scheme, shortcuts, basically everything) ...

The machines are all XP Pro ... is there a way to have them be recognized during login without losing everything ?

When I use the Network ID to join, I get an error that a duplicate computer with same name can not be used ...

When I use the Change Button is where I changed to a workgroup and then joined back again ...

Rejoining the Domain Without Losing Settings

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).