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re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:04 am Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) Actually it gives the message: "The system cannot log you on right now because the domain D5QWN1B1 is not active. So a friend told me it was the domain controller. On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:56 am, ksistrunk wrote: >I have a dell inspirion E1505 laptop. > >This morning I got the message: > >domain controller not found after I entered my username and password, but I am not >on a network. > >This is the first time this has happened. What can I do? >There is no network. >I do have a network at home. But this computer is not a part of it, nor was it ever. > >I would appreciate any help, thanks! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 4:25 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) If you are using a wireless Internet connection you might look at this If that's the issue you may have a malfunctioning wireless NIC. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:44 am Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) Thanks, but it was on a normal lan wire. Here is the deal. This computer is used on my dsl and I travel with it and plug it in to other networks to use the internet. Last eweek, it had a crash while connected to another network. Now the system is not accepting my password. It is looking for a domain to give it permission, I think. Hope that makes sense On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 4:25 am, MartinM wrote: > >If you are using a wireless Internet connection you might look at >href="http://www.developerbarn.com/microsoft-windows/122-system-cannot-log-you-now-because-domain-domain-name-unavailable.html">this > >If that's the issue you may have a malfunctioning wireless NIC. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8:58 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Yes, that makes sense - heaven knows what half-state it thinks it is in ! Have you tried a System Restore to before the crash, that would probably work. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:19 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) Did you join the domain while you were there? On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:44 am, ksistrunk wrote: >Thanks, but it was on a normal lan wire. Here is the deal. This computer is used >on my dsl and I travel with it and plug it in to other networks to use the internet. > Last eweek, it had a crash while connected to another network. > >Now the system is not accepting my password. It is looking for a domain to give >it permission, I think. > >Hope that makes sense > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 1:04 pm Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) Yes I originally logged on using the LAN. But the system crashed and started acting crazy. I have used this network several times before. But I would always start my computer and then log on to the network. I am not using the companies internal network. Only logging on to the Internet. I hope that makes sense. On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:19 am, Adam Bradley wrote: >Did you join the domain while you were there? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 1:17 pm Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) Actually I made a restore point 2 weeks ago. How do I do a system restore from a restore point 2 weeks ago? On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8:58 am, MartinM wrote: > >Yes, that makes sense - heaven knows what half-state it thinks it is in ! > >Have you tried a System Restore to before the crash, that would probably work. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:46 pm Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Open Help and Support (in the Start menu). Click on Undo changes to your computer with System Restore then on Restore my computer to an earlier time and Next. Now follow the instructions on the page which opens. You can go back to the previous month by clicking on the left arrow by October 2009. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 11:14 pm Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) The problem is that I can not logon to my xp. I am stuck at the login screen, and when I put in my password, it tells me it cannot located the domain. I does not take my normal password. Can I restore without logging in? On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:46 pm, MartinM wrote: > >Open Help and Support (in the Start menu). > >Click on Undo changes to your computer with System Restore then on Restore >my computer to an earlier time and Next. > >Now follow the instructions on the page which opens. You can go back to the previous >month by clicking on the left arrow by October 2009. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:31 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) Try starting in safe mode and using the local administrator account (the one called administrator, should be a blank password if you never set one.) On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 11:14 pm, ksistrunk wrote: >The problem is that I can not logon to my xp. I am stuck at the login screen, and >when I put in my password, it tells me it cannot located the domain. I does not >take my normal password. Can I restore without logging in? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:42 am Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) Tried it in Safe Mode, and it gives me the same error as before: "The system cannot log you on now because the domain D5QWN1B1 is not available." That is the same error like before. Any other ways to restore without a password? On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:31 am, Adam Bradley wrote: >Try starting in safe mode and using the local administrator account (the one called >administrator, should be a blank password if you never set one.) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:10 am Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) I used microsoft ERD disk to roll back the system. That was fine. But when I go to logon I still have the orginal problem with the domain controller. It keeps telling me that the domain is unavailable, but I am not on a domain. The computer is not connected to a network On Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:46 pm, MartinM wrote: > >Open Help and Support (in the Start menu). > >Click on Undo changes to your computer with System Restore then on Restore >my computer to an earlier time and Next. > >Now follow the instructions on the page which opens. You can go back to the previous >month by clicking on the left arrow by October 2009. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:23 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Sadly, I'm afraid ERD won't do what you are trying to do - it only repairs system basics and sets out NOT to interfere with settings and the like, which are probably where your issues lie. I wish I had constructive input to what WILL work, but am stumped by your issue :-( I still think that a System Restore to before this happened would have worked - did you have amy luck with finding earlier Restores ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:38 am Posted by ksistrunk (9 messages posted) What if I do a system restore from an xp disk will that work? On Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:23 am, MartinM wrote: > >Sadly, I'm afraid ERD won't do what you are trying to do - it only repairs system >basics and sets out NOT to interfere with settings and the like, which are probably >where your issues lie. > >I wish I had constructive input to what WILL work, but am stumped by your issue :-( > >I still think that a System Restore to before this happened would have worked - did >you have amy luck with finding earlier Restores ? > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9:31 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) There's no such thing as "a system restore from an xp disk" ? You can either: 1. do a System Restore using the Help and Support Centre to a saved restore point [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084] or 2. Do a repair/install using your XP disk [http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm] I think 1. has the greater chance of success, but this sure is an abstruse problem :-( [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:55 pm Posted by Chris Harris (1 messages posted) I am having the same problem with that error message, and being unable to logon my new Windows XP install, by any means. Tried Safe Mode, tried old-school-style-logon-as-administrator trick, tried safe mode. All resulted in the (pretty useless) statement about domain controller n whatnot. Most googling only brings up stuff useless to me, about logging in to networks on Win2k. Background info: I am on a recently reformatted hard drive. My CD drive does not function, so .... well... long story short, I used a specific utility to make my flash drive operate as Windows setup (using WinXP SP3 iso as base). A lot of work to avoid just buying a new CD drive and using my own legitimate Windows CD, but I digress. On account of method used, I had to fix the boot.ini afterwards so it tried to boot off the right place, but I digress Currently am stuck for a solution that doesn't involve being able to logon u.u [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: domain controller not found Friday, November 13, 2009 at 10:33 am Posted by Rich (1 messages posted) GUYS.. come on.. at the logon screen, click OPTIONS or SHOW or MORE options, or whatever the verbiage is, then select the entry that is NOT THE DOMAIN, it is typically the PC NAME, then use the local administrator username and password IF you dont remember it, the ERD Disk you have already will let you change the password (LockSmith ) to something.. THEN when you are in, remove the pc from the domain, it will ask for domain admin username and pass, but i think you can fudge it because it cant confirm it, im not sure on that part but either way, you are in at this point.. PeacE On Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:55 pm, Chris Harris wrote: >I am having the same problem with that error message, and being unable to logon my >new Windows XP install, by any means. Tried Safe Mode, tried old-school-style-logon-as-administrator >trick, tried safe mode. All resulted in the (pretty useless) statement about domain >controller n whatnot. Most googling only brings up stuff useless to me, about logging >in to networks on Win2k. > >Background info: I am on a recently reformatted hard drive. My CD drive does not >function, so .... well... long story short, I used a specific utility to make my >flash drive operate as Windows setup (using WinXP SP3 iso as base). A lot of work >to avoid just buying a new CD drive and using my own legitimate Windows CD, but I >digress. On account of method used, I had to fix the boot.ini afterwards so it tried >to boot off the right place, but I digress > >Currently am stuck for a solution that doesn't involve being able to logon u.u [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum