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Unable to log into Windows 7 laptop that is/was joined to domain
I have a laptop that lost it's trust relationship with the domain: " the trust relationship between this workstation and primary domain failed". I am unable to get into the laptop with a local account to rejoin the domain. I checked Active Directory and the account still existed and so I reset the computer account, but that did not work. I then deleted the AD account and recreated it (perhaps a mistake?) and still did not work. I put in a Window 7 recovery DVD into the laptop and go to the "System Recovery Options" to see if I recognized any of the local accounts it asked me to login as and I did not. Even when I take the computer off of the network it will not login under the cached account for whatever reason.
Does anyone have any idea what else I can try to get into this laptop? I am at a loss.
Does anyone have any idea what else I can try to get into this laptop? I am at a loss.
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Kimputer,
I can't login as the local admin. Apparently this laptop was built prior to me arriving and the local accounts are unknown.
I can't login as the local admin. Apparently this laptop was built prior to me arriving and the local accounts are unknown.
With the boot cd I linked, you can RE-enable the admin account, AND reset the password (to empty). That way YOU WILL be able to log in as admin. Don't forget to login as computername\localadmin though.
Don't waste your time. Re-image notebook.
Hopefully any critical data is on users Home Drive.
Hopefully any critical data is on users Home Drive.
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Miguel/kimputer,
I was able to unlock the loca administrator account and then reset the password with the utility I found here: pogostick.net
It worked surprisingly well. I appreciate the input and pointing me in the right direction with a utility such as that.
I was able to unlock the loca administrator account and then reset the password with the utility I found here: pogostick.net
It worked surprisingly well. I appreciate the input and pointing me in the right direction with a utility such as that.
Try to log-on through local admin and remove and re-join to Domain to resolve the issue, if required to the rebuild again to get the new local admin account with password