Assuming the old machine is not connected to the network? Yes. Before doing anything though, make sure you have a valid LOCAL logon account name and password configured and test that you can successfully log on with that. If you are using cached domain credentials right now, those are going to disappear when you remove it from the domain. To change the domain name to a workgroup go to control panel, system, computer name, change. It won't accept any domain name and pwd you supply as that prompt is trying to change the domain's computer account (and you're not connected), but just click through and it will change the local settings. Reboot when prompted and the domain should be gone. You may still have to remove locally assigned domain accounts if there are any (these will just show up as SIDs).
This only affects the local machine, but it sounds like you don't want to touch the domain account anyway since you are re-using that already. BTW-this is not going to work if the old computer is/was a DC. -Bonnie From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:05 AM To: Active Directory Admin Issues Subject: Removing the Domain Feature Is there a way to remove a computer's domain info without having it connected to the domain? I have a computer that I domained. It's an old machine I was using for testing. I have since put a new one in production that has the same computer name, is domained, etc. Now I want remove the domain info from the old one. Possibly a registry "hack"..??? Thanks.... Troy Troy Adkins Network Administrator Virginia House of Delegates 804.698.1567 (O) 804.771.7917 (F) ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=400> ~
