Changing a domain name in Windows is a straightforward task in most cases. However, there are times when you are trying to join a new network or set up Active Directory, and you might be unable to ...

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If you leave a company and your personal computer is connected to the company's domain, you can leave the domain to join a Workgroup provided that you're directly connected to the domain and that you ...

I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.

You're going ot have to go the long way around. <BR><BR>1. Make the computer part of a workgroup<BR><BR>2. re-name computer<BR><BR>3. Add to domain<BR><BR>Note: If you are keeping the same IP, you'll ...