> I have built a virtual machine (Window XP). I have no trouble logging
> in using my domain account for the first few days. Now I could not
> login, with the error message: "Windows cannot connect to the domain,
> either because the domain controller is down or unavailable or because
> your computer account cannot be found etc". If I type in a wrong
> password, I got "The system could log you on. Make sure your user name
> and password is correct etc". This, to me, means that I am talking to
> the domain controller and the controller is up and yet my account is
> not accepted with the associated Virtual PC. If I login using a local
> account. I can see my domain account as a member of the administrator
> but it is all in numbers, like S-1-5-21-21134...... If I remove this
> account and add my account again, the computer accept and retrieve my
> account info, but upon saving, my account is turned to a whole bunch
> of number again and I don't think the machine is binded to the domain.
>
> Any idea what happens? Thanks.
>

> Hi,
>
> Did you find a solution for your problem?
> ?m having the same problem, and already inserted a new post to see if
> someone answer it, but no luck yet...
>
> Regards,
> Pedro Gon=E7alves
>
>
>
> "(email address - cut out)" wrote:
> > I have built a virtual machine (Window XP). I have no trouble logging
> > in using my domain account for the first few days. Now I could not
> > login, with the error message: "Windows cannot connect to the domain,
> > either because the domain controller is down or unavailable or because
> > your computer account cannot be found etc". =A0If I type in a wrong
> > password, I got "The system could log you on. Make sure your user name
> > and password is correct etc". This, to me, means that I am talking to
> > the domain controller and the controller is up and yet my account is
> > not accepted with the associated Virtual PC. If I login using a local
> > account. I can see my domain account as a member of the administrator
> > but it is all in numbers, like =A0S-1-5-21-21134...... If I remove this
> > account and add my account again, the computer accept and retrieve my
> > account info, but upon saving, my account is turned to a whole bunch
> > of number again and I don't think the machine is binded to the domain.
>
> > Any idea what happens? =A0Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

> I have built a virtual machine (Window XP). I have no trouble logging
> in using my domain account for the first few days. Now I could not
> login, with the error message: "Windows cannot connect to the domain,
> either because the domain controller is down or unavailable or because
> your computer account cannot be found etc". If I type in a wrong
> password, I got "The system could log you on. Make sure your user name
> and password is correct etc". This, to me, means that I am talking to
> the domain controller and the controller is up and yet my account is
> not accepted with the associated Virtual PC. If I login using a local
> account. I can see my domain account as a member of the administrator
> but it is all in numbers, like S-1-5-21-21134...... If I remove this
> account and add my account again, the computer accept and retrieve my
> account info, but upon saving, my account is turned to a whole bunch
> of number again and I don't think the machine is binded to the domain.
>
> Any idea what happens? Thanks.

>
>> I have built a virtual machine (Window XP). I have no trouble logging
>> in using my domain account for the first few days. Now I could not
>> login, with the error message: "Windows cannot connect to the domain,
>> either because the domain controller is down or unavailable or because
>> your computer account cannot be found etc". If I type in a wrong
>> password, I got "The system could log you on. Make sure your user name
>> and password is correct etc". This, to me, means that I am talking to
>> the domain controller and the controller is up and yet my account is
>> not accepted with the associated Virtual PC. If I login using a local
>> account. I can see my domain account as a member of the administrator
>> but it is all in numbers, like S-1-5-21-21134...... If I remove this
>> account and add my account again, the computer accept and retrieve my
>> account info, but upon saving, my account is turned to a whole bunch
>> of number again and I don't think the machine is binded to the domain.
>>
>> Any idea what happens? Thanks.
>
> Unjoin the domain, change your SID using tool "newsid" then rejoin domain
> and you will be fine.
>
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