"Domain not found on this computer"

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Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4
running stand-alone)

This is W2K Pro so it's a single Domain (Computer Name).

I have a trusts/permissions problem that I sure hope
someone cane help me resolve.

Under Sharing, I changed file/folder permissions to keep
roommates from snooping via our home LAN, and
inadvertently locked myself out, too. Grrrrrrrrrr

After changing permissions, I was not able to restart
Win2K. I was getting a blue screen that it stopped during
loading. So I ran Windows 2000 Repair several times, per
its instructions, just to get Windows 2000 to even load.

Now I can load Windows 2000, but I can't logon--it says my
Domain is not on this computer. It comes up with the last
logon name I used, and when I enter the correct password
it says it can't find the domain (computer name).

I CAN run the recovery console, and doing a DIR there I
can see all my programs, etc., are there on the hard drive.

I need to change file/folder permissions and I assume it
will then find my domain. (Or did Windows 2000 Repair
change that in the Registry?).

As is, I can't run ANY Win2000 programs except the
Recovery Console.

I seem to be caught in a Catch 22. I can't logon, so I
don't have the rights to make the permission changes. And
without the permission changes, I can't logon.

I sure as heck do not want to reformat and reinstall Win2K.

ANY suggestions, PLEASE??!!!!!

Thanks in advance!!
John
 
A computer is only a member of a domain when it has been joined to a domain that has
a domain controller, so I am a bit confused about your problem with the domain not
being found which is a message that a user could get when trying to logon to a domain
computer and there is no domain controller available.

Make sure you are trying to logon to your local machine. The name of your computer
should be showing in the log on to box under the box where you enter your password.
Try selecting the drop down box arrow to the far right of the log on to box to see if
there is more than one selection of log on to options.

You should try to logon to your local machine with the local administrator account.
If you can not see the link below for things to try. If you are able to logon and
still have permission problems, see the second link on how to restore your security
settings including ntfs permissions to default defined levels using the secedit
command. --- Steve

http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#password -- Tips for password problems from the
FAQ.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;313222
 
The secedit utility sounds like what I need. But until I
can logon, I'm stuck. No, I do not get the choice to type
in or pick from a list of domains (a la corp. networks).

Win2K Pro makes the stand-alone server the Domain and uses
the Computer Name as the Domain name.

Isn't there a way to override or shut-down Setup and run
temporarily off the Win2K Pro CD from Microsoft?? Then I
could run secedit against my D drive, hopefully.

I really think I pulled a doozy by clearing all the
permissions to Everyone and then applying them. I never
considered that it would prevent me from logging on and
more. Even when it was finished applying, running apps
started failing. Interestingly enough, it failed to apply
it to pagefile.sys file, so MS realized that Windows would
come crashing down if that happened, but I'm still amazed
it let Me lock Myself out.

I really thought it was only applying the permissions to
folders, NOT every single file!! And for some reason, I
thought Administrators were above the Group level of
Everyone.... Whoops!! Bad assumpition. :(

I sure won't forget this lesson!
John
 
Hi John. I think your best bet is to use the tips frown the FAQ link to try to
"reset" the administrators password to be able to logon and go from there. Otherwise
you might try a parallel operating system install to make repairs. --- Steve

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ --- This may help.
 
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