Hi all,

I have a simple network with 3 computers: One domain controller
running Windows server 2003, two member servers running windows xp
pro.
The 2 member servers belong to a domain called chance.com. One day,
the domain controller server crashed and I had to reinstall Windows
server 2003 and active directory for domain chance.com. After that
incident, my member computer can no longer log on to the domain even
though I created the same user name and password as before in the
active directory. I don't want to create a new user name for fear of
losing all my member computers setting.

I have only limited knowledge of Windows server 2003. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Ken

Remove the XP boxes from the domain by putting them in a workgroup, reboot
and then re-add them back to the *New* domain.


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<sechem@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:41:34 GMT, sechem@gmail.com wrote:

How do you think the same username / password matter?

If you have a DC (the expression 'member servers' and 'XP Pro' don't go
together) then you should know why this isn't working.

Here is a clue you created a 'new' DC with the same name / AD entries.

You didn't restore / rebuild the DC and AD you had.

The PCs know about the old DC/AD you have to tell them to join the new
DC/AD. Move then into a workgroup and then rejoin to the new DC.

You need to have another Win Server 2003 as a replication partner of the
AD.

This is 1 of the experiences that gives you a chance to learn more.

There are lots of resources to be found using www.google.com and the
specific MS server news groups,

http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...07298&expand=1
microsoft . public . windows . server


http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...07433&expand=1
microsoft . public . win2003


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../addomcon.mspx
or shorter
http://preview.tinyurl.com/bz5te


Step-by-Step Guides
Part I: Installing Windows Server 2003 as a Domain Controller
Part II: Installing a Windows XP Professional Workstation and Connecting
It to a Domain

Creating Additional Domain Controllers
The following steps should be performed on a computer that has Windows
Server 2003 installed and is connected to the common network
infrastructure created in Prerequisites in this guide.

Also
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...owsserver2003/


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