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Re-removing domain member virtual machine

I am converting a WIndows 7 Active Directory member workstation to a Virtual Machine. So, I've backed up the workstation and removed it from the domain. I'm now joining a Linux workstation to the domain, then restoring the saved WIN7 to a virtual machine hosted on the linux machine? Confused yet?

When I fire up the Win7 VM, will it still think it is part of the domain? It will have a different hostname ... Is this nothing to worry about or do I have to do something on the Win7 restored image to make in know it's NOT part of the domain?
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Thanks all for your input. Here's what I ended up doing. I had already joined the new Linux workstation to the domain using the old WIN7 workstation name (probably not clear in my OP). I restored the Win7 to the VM and tried to change to computer name, but could not as it required domain admin authorization. So, I had to un-join the workstation from the domain. Then I was able to change the computer name, etc. Back on the Linux workstation, it was no longer connected to the domain (the Linux and Win7 had the same names). All I had to do was rejoin the Linux workstation to the domain and all was well. I should have removed the Win7 from the domain and changed its computer name before doing the image backup.