Vista - DOMAIN LOGIN: Authentification server unavailable in remote location

Kerry,

While researching my problem, I stumble upon this (see below) that is almost
similar to
mine. The diffirence is that I am using a laptop and connect to the domain
via a VPN that I launch after I login.

In XP, I could login to my domain "in cache mode" and then launch my VPN
after when I needed access to my drives or to Outlook for exemple.

In Vista I was able to join the domain but I get the CTRL-ALT-DEL prompt
with local-machine\username prompt and when I put domain\username, I get an
error that no authentification server is available. (username on the machine
is same as on the domain). Of course because I am remote and the VPN is not
up and running (could not find a way to launch it BEFORE the login prompt).

This causes some of my applications (like Sharepoint or CRM (over web
browser)) to require a login into the domain each time accessed (Sharepoint
is my home page). Annoying as hell. Even if I click remember password it
does not work. In XP, the fact that I logged in to my domain initially
prevented me from having that login request everytime.

How can I solve that ?

Tx

Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:%235jPTuMQHHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You're welcome. During the Vista beta I asked if the traditional logon
> screen could be an option. I was told they decided to do way with it for
> performance reasons. As it gave you a drop down list of available domains
> it could take a long time to find all the domains in a large forest. I
> don't see why they couldn't have a group policy or a setting somewhere to
> stop the searching for domains but I guess that idea went nowhere :-)
>
> I can see from a security standpoint the Vista way is better but I would
> still like the option of the old logon screen.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "JB" <JB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:08D73AD3-81DB-484A-AC1D-984340A6BCB3@microsoft.com...
>> Thank you very much. What I missed was the logon option for a different
>> user,
>> which then articulated the domain. Once I did that things were fine. I
>> copied
>> the profile and so far all is well. I was planning on updating this later
>> tonight but you beat me to the punch. Thanks again...JB
>>
>> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>>
>>> After the computer is joined to the domain on the first logon explicitly
>>> logon as the domain user DOMAINNAME\USERNAME. This will create the
>>> domain
>>> user's profile. The next time you logon all you should need is the user
>>> name. On the logon prompt it will say either the domain name or local
>>> computer name underneath where you enter the user and password. I'm
>>> assuming
>>> you're not using the same user name for a local user and a domain user.
>>> That
>>> will work but you have to always read the logon screen and make sure
>>> which
>>> user you are using so it's not recommended.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kerry Brown
>>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "JB" <JB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:FD241E4B-6898-4711-9ECD-533DD3DA86E0@microsoft.com...
>>> >I installed Vista Enterprise. I set myself up as a member of the Domain
>>> >as
>>> >I
>>> > always have under XP. It joined fine. However the login name remained
>>> > as
>>> > LOCALMACHINENAME\USERNAME not DOMAIN\USERNAME. I figured this was a
>>> > characteristic of Vista. I used the machine with no problems for two
>>> > weeks.
>>> > One day when I booted my machine, the profile had changed to
>>> > DOMAIN\USERNAME
>>> > and everything that had been setup in the profile, naturally, was
>>> > gone.
>>> >
>>> > I reinstalled. Went through the same procedure of joining the domain.
>>> > It
>>> > still shows LOCALMACHINENAME\USERNAME. I am trying to install CRM for
>>> > Outlook. The installation is telling me I am "Not a Domain User." It
>>> > looks
>>> > like I am headed down the same path - one day shortly the machine will
>>> > boot
>>> > as DOMAIN\USERNAME.
>>> >
>>> > Clearly I'm not doing something correctly either with the account
>>> > priviliges
>>> > or when I join. I don't want to get this new profile tweaked and then
>>> > have
>>> > to
>>> > redo it. Could someone please articulate what I am doing incorrectly?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance.
>>> > JB
>>>
>>>
>