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Hello, Here is my big problem. I am in windows 7 pro 64 bit. 1,using computer normally in a workgroup setting 2.changed the PC name and joined the new domain with new credentials 3.rebooted the PC and logon to new domain with new credentials 4.but I don't have admin rights so I tried to install something and get prompted with old admin account/password but tried it but didn't work, not sure why? 5.if I change my pc name, does it delete my old credentials? 6.how do I retrieve back my old admin account without re-installing windows 7? |
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Welcome to the site @gahdhi Renaming the PC has nothing to do with the administrator account on the PC. That said, moving the PC from a workgroup to a domain can. One thing we do on our network is once a PC joins the network we change the local Admin account name and password to standardize the PC for support and prevent either the user or a hacker from granting themselves Admin rights later. Hopefully that's not the case with your PC now that you've joined the domain with it. If that's NOT the case, try the 2 options below. Option 1 Login to the PC as the local Administrator account Option 2 Logged in as your DomainUser account, when prompted for the Admin account to install the App, be sure to specify the Local Admin account |
