Aliza with the long dark hair ([info]aliza250) wrote,
@ 2007-08-17 11:52:00
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Current mood: VERY annoyed
Entry tags:geekery, rants

Re-Establishing Windows XP Network Credentials
(This is a "feature" of Windows networking that has aggravated me for years. Anyone who can teach me a workaround will gain my undying gratitude.)

Between docking and undocking my laptop, and using it at home, I've somehow managed to lose my network credentials yet again. I don't want to have to reboot just so I can print a one-page text file.

Is there any way to re-establish my network credentials without rebooting my machine? (Logging out of Windows would be just as disruptive as a reboot, as I would have to close out all of my windows with work in progress.)

Please note that my TCP/IP network connectivity is working perfectly. I have a zillion open SSH sessions, web browser windows, IMAP views, etc. none of which are affected by this bit of Windows stupidity.

Failing that, is there a way to set up this machine so I can log in and out of Windows without interrupting tasks I have in progress?

Windows XP Pro (Version 2002) with SP2


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[info]deguspice
2007-08-17 07:00 pm UTC (link)
Try poking around with the NET command in a DOS box?

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[info]aliza250
2007-08-17 07:47 pm UTC (link)
From a Command prompt session (*not* a DOS emulator box): 
C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net /?
The syntax of this command is:

NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
      HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
      SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net user

User accounts for \\APANITZ

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator            Aliza                    ASPNET
Guest                    HelpAssistant            it-admin
SUPPORT_388945a0
The command completed successfully.

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net stop
The syntax of this command is:

NET STOP
service

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net session
There are no entries in the list.

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net name
The Messenger service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]: n

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net help
The syntax of this command is:


NET HELP
command
      -or-
NET command /HELP

   Commands available are:

   NET ACCOUNTS             NET HELP              NET SHARE
   NET COMPUTER             NET HELPMSG           NET START
   NET CONFIG               NET LOCALGROUP        NET STATISTICS
   NET CONFIG SERVER        NET NAME              NET STOP
   NET CONFIG WORKSTATION   NET PAUSE             NET TIME
   NET CONTINUE             NET PRINT             NET USE
   NET FILE                 NET SEND              NET USER
   NET GROUP                NET SESSION           NET VIEW

   NET HELP SERVICES lists some of the services you can start.
   NET HELP SYNTAX explains how to read NET HELP syntax lines.
   NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time.

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net name
The Messenger service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]: n

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>net help
The syntax of this command is:


NET HELP
command
      -or-
NET command /HELP

   Commands available are:

   NET ACCOUNTS             NET HELP              NET SHARE
   NET COMPUTER             NET HELPMSG           NET START
   NET CONFIG               NET LOCALGROUP        NET STATISTICS
   NET CONFIG SERVER        NET NAME              NET STOP
   NET CONFIG WORKSTATION   NET PAUSE             NET TIME
   NET CONTINUE             NET PRINT             NET USE
   NET FILE                 NET SEND              NET USER
   NET GROUP                NET SESSION           NET VIEW

   NET HELP SERVICES lists some of the services you can start.
   NET HELP SYNTAX explains how to read NET HELP syntax lines.
   NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time.

C:\Documents and Settings\apanitz>


"net view" showed me a lot of the machines in my neighborhood.

However, while playing around in the command prompt I managed to log myself off of Windows, thus abruptly losing all of my work anyway. :-(

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[info]scruffycritter
2007-08-17 10:22 pm UTC (link)
Suggestion:

map yourself to a network resource you want with the "NET USE" command, but specify the "/USER:domainname\username" you want. Hopefully this will get the domain controller to bless your packets.

Failing this, sacrifice a chicken to him.

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[info]cz_unit
2007-08-17 11:06 pm UTC (link)
Actually ctrl-atl-delete, then lock your workstation, then unlock will re-establish your credentials without logging out.

CZ

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[info]aliza250
2007-08-17 11:50 pm UTC (link)
Thank you!!!!!

I will try this method the next time this situation comes up.

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[info]plymouth
2007-08-18 01:34 am UTC (link)
srsly? that's like... too easy! dude.

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[info]redknight
2007-08-17 11:48 pm UTC (link)

Install CP/M! %-)

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[info]cyan_blue
2007-11-28 06:29 pm UTC (link)
Completely off topic, but could you let me know your email address? I'd like to be able to add you to my party invitation list. Thanks! I'm at gdw at numenor dot org.

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