Bypassing network connection on boot up.

12 Mar 2009 6:08 PM

Cliff

We recently got computers from an office that when the computers boot they
first have to sign onto a network and have the password. They are not
actually signing onto the network, put you must put in the password prior to
it going into windows. Is there a way to bypass this or elimate so that the
computer will not think it needs to be on a network to operate and boot up
normal into xp?

12 Mar 2009 7:40 PM

John Wunderlich

=?Utf-8?B?Q2xpZmY=?= <Cl***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

news:DF03C9C9-5EA2-4F15-8A6D-D600824FD3EC@microsoft.com:

> We recently got computers from an office that when the computers
> boot they first have to sign onto a network and have the password.
> They are not actually signing onto the network, put you must put
> in the password prior to it going into windows. Is there a way to
> bypass this or elimate so that the computer will not think it
> needs to be on a network to operate and boot up normal into xp?
>

It sounds like your machine was connected to a domain and you are now
logging into it with cached credentials from that domain.

The first step is to create some local logins -- at least one with
Administrator privileges.

Only after creating and testing local logins, switch your computer from
"Domain" to "Workgroup".
R-Click "My Computer" -> Properties -> Computer Name -> Change and
click the "Workgroup" button. Give your workgroup a simple name.

HTH,
John