Domain Admin Can't login at logon screen

There is a particular computer on our LAN running Windows 7 Home Premium. I am a Domain Admin, and that computer is connected to the LAN.

My problem is that when I start the computer and the login screens comes up, there are two accounts to choose from with which to log in. But I need to log in as domain admin - I can't get it to offer me the option to enter my username.

I can click on one of those user buttons and get a Switch User button, but it never gives me the option to enter a different username.

What am I missing? What can I do? I need to log onto that computer to work on it.

bgmCoder

Posted 2013-06-15T20:22:14.507

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Are you sure you are trying to login to a domain account and not to the local computer account? Is the computer previously connected to the domain? – jtheman – 2013-06-15T21:52:17.073

The user normally logs in with a domain account. Yes, the computer was previously connected to the domain. My problem isn't that I can't log in, the problem is that I can't get a login box to log in with. – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T22:01:41.110

That is unusual. Might be the user that have changed the settings for the login. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff394947.aspx fore some basic info about this.

– jtheman – 2013-06-15T22:05:21.743

He could have, as he does have admin rights on the computer; but I have domain admin rights. Can I change it somehow from the domain controller? – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T22:06:15.583

Possibly you could set it through a Group policy GPO and then restart the computer, but I'm not certain, haven't tried just that. :) – jtheman – 2013-06-15T22:21:31.973

Okay, either the computer got unjoined, or I never joined it (?) - I tried to join the computer to the domain, but got access denied. And I can't remote desktop to the machine because remote access seems to be disabled. Bummer! But I have a local admin account on the machine - how can I get a login box to log in using that? – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T22:31:11.693

Booting in Safe mode (holding F8) should make you being able to log in as a local administrator? – jtheman – 2013-06-15T22:38:52.470

Ah! Good idea - I never thought of that. Let me try that. – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T23:01:51.373

Answers

There is a particular computer on our LAN running Windows 7 Home Premium ... I need to log in as domain admin

Flawed premise: Windows 7 Home Premium cannot be joined to a domain. From the fine manual:

Connect your computer to a domain

Applies to these editions of Windows 7

Professional

Ultimate

Enterprise

Although if you didn't know this, you should not have domain admin rights.

ta.speot.is

Posted 2013-06-15T20:22:14.507

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From Chapter 1, Lesson 1 of Configuring Windows 7: Windows 7 Home Premium ... You cannot join this edition of Windows 7 to a domain.

– ta.speot.is – 2013-06-16T05:33:32.680

Win7 Home edition doesn´t support domains, so you cannot login as domain admin. Cheaper but not for domain use - bad OS choice. Peters

user365646

Posted 2013-06-15T20:22:14.507

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Ah, here's the problem:

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No wonder I couldn't do anything with my domain administrator account.

As for local admin access, I ended up asking the user for their password.

bgmCoder

Posted 2013-06-15T20:22:14.507

Reputation: 1 771

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Try disconnecting the ethernet cable, reboot, and then logging in

Keltari

Posted 2013-06-15T20:22:14.507

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No go. Same problem. The screen prevents me from logging in as any other user. – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T21:21:00.643

@BGM http://superuser.com/questions/552189/password-reset-programs-only-find-passwords-from-one-os-on-a-dual-boot-system/552201#552201

– STTR – 2013-06-15T21:34:14.597

Aawwww... I don't want to reset the user's password. Isn't there some way to bring up the Switch User button to log in as someone other than the one's showing? – bgmCoder – 2013-06-15T21:42:45.610