Problem joining domain

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Hello,



I am trying to set up a new laptop and can't join the network domain. This

is Win7 downgraded to WinXP Pro. I don't know if that is significant, but

thought I'd mention it.



Going through the Network Identification wizard, I am asked for the

Username, Password, and Domain Name. It defaults to Administrator, do I

plug in the Network Administrator Password and Network Domain. The next

message box says that Windows can't find a user account for the domain. On

the same message box it asks for a computer name and domain. The new

computer name is there so I type the domain name and next. Then a

Authentication box comes up, so I enter my username, password, and the

domain. Then I get a message that I could not join the domain because of

multiple connections to a server or shared resource by same user. I logged

off on my machine and tried again but failed.



I called our network guy who said I was doing it the way he would and

couldn't understand the problem. If he were here, I'm sure he'd figure it

out, but it is unusual and I need to get this machine up.



Thanks for you help and God Bless,



Mark A. Sam
 
The message "I could not join the domain because of multiple connections to

a server or shared resource by same user" is a hint. It seems that you might

be connected to some drives on the server with the AD that you are trying to

join.



Open a command prompt and type "Net Use * /Delete" then try joining the

domain again.



Rui



"Mark A. Sam" wrote in message

news:u052d9JwKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> I am trying to set up a new laptop and can't join the network domain.

> This is Win7 downgraded to WinXP Pro. I don't know if that is significant,

> but thought I'd mention it.

>

> Going through the Network Identification wizard, I am asked for the

> Username, Password, and Domain Name. It defaults to Administrator, do I

> plug in the Network Administrator Password and Network Domain. The next

> message box says that Windows can't find a user account for the domain.

> On the same message box it asks for a computer name and domain. The new

> computer name is there so I type the domain name and next. Then a

> Authentication box comes up, so I enter my username, password, and the

> domain. Then I get a message that I could not join the domain because of

> multiple connections to a server or shared resource by same user. I

> logged off on my machine and tried again but failed.

>

> I called our network guy who said I was doing it the way he would and

> couldn't understand the problem. If he were here, I'm sure he'd figure it

> out, but it is unusual and I need to get this machine up.

>

> Thanks for you help and God Bless,

>

> Mark A. Sam

>
 
Thank you. It fixed the problem, though I don't understand why. I finally

mapped a drive, but after I failed.



"ruic" wrote in message

news:%23YHRouRwKHA.1984@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> The message "I could not join the domain because of multiple connections

> to a server or shared resource by same user" is a hint. It seems that you

> might be connected to some drives on the server with the AD that you are

> trying to join.

>

> Open a command prompt and type "Net Use * /Delete" then try joining the

> domain again.

>

> Rui

>

> "Mark A. Sam" wrote in message

> news:u052d9JwKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Hello,

>>

>> I am trying to set up a new laptop and can't join the network domain.

>> This is Win7 downgraded to WinXP Pro. I don't know if that is

>> significant, but thought I'd mention it.

>>

>> Going through the Network Identification wizard, I am asked for the

>> Username, Password, and Domain Name. It defaults to Administrator, do I

>> plug in the Network Administrator Password and Network Domain. The next

>> message box says that Windows can't find a user account for the domain.

>> On the same message box it asks for a computer name and domain. The new

>> computer name is there so I type the domain name and next. Then a

>> Authentication box comes up, so I enter my username, password, and the

>> domain. Then I get a message that I could not join the domain because of

>> multiple connections to a server or shared resource by same user. I

>> logged off on my machine and tried again but failed.

>>

>> I called our network guy who said I was doing it the way he would and

>> couldn't understand the problem. If he were here, I'm sure he'd figure

>> it out, but it is unusual and I need to get this machine up.

>>

>> Thanks for you help and God Bless,

>>

>> Mark A. Sam

>>

>

>
 
Here is something interesting. I configured a new machine like the one

which gave me a problem, but this time I appended .local to the domain name

and it took without a problem like:



.local





"Mark A. Sam" wrote in message

news:u052d9JwKHA.4636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> I am trying to set up a new laptop and can't join the network domain.

> This is Win7 downgraded to WinXP Pro. I don't know if that is significant,

> but thought I'd mention it.

>

> Going through the Network Identification wizard, I am asked for the

> Username, Password, and Domain Name. It defaults to Administrator, do I

> plug in the Network Administrator Password and Network Domain. The next

> message box says that Windows can't find a user account for the domain.

> On the same message box it asks for a computer name and domain. The new

> computer name is there so I type the domain name and next. Then a

> Authentication box comes up, so I enter my username, password, and the

> domain. Then I get a message that I could not join the domain because of

> multiple connections to a server or shared resource by same user. I

> logged off on my machine and tried again but failed.

>

> I called our network guy who said I was doing it the way he would and

> couldn't understand the problem. If he were here, I'm sure he'd figure it

> out, but it is unusual and I need to get this machine up.

>

> Thanks for you help and God Bless,

>

> Mark A. Sam

>
 
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