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  1. May 10th, 2007, 07:13 PM #1
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    Is there a way to clear the domain on SBS 2003 Std and make it a workgroup machine instead? The articles I have read state this cannot be done. The reason I want to clear it is the person who set it up is no longer around, cannot be reached and has totally messed it up. It was a bear getting into it since it was password protected and no one knew the password. Any help appreciated.
    It's not the computers that keep having problems, it's the users!!
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  2. May 11th, 2007, 06:10 AM #2
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    Back up the data, then format....
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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    if it is that messed up Zonie... format and reinstall is the only way to go.
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  4. May 11th, 2007, 09:10 AM #4
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    dcpromo will remove AD but you will probably end up with a mess especially as it is SBS. As already stated backup, format and reinstall is probably the route of least resistance.
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  5. May 11th, 2007, 09:31 AM #5
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    Thanks everyone, I was afraid it would come to that. Oh well, another couple hours of work.
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