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12-13-2007
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| Guest | unable to join Domain with Windows Vista Ultimate HELP!!! just purchased 2 laptops with vista home premuim, upgraded to ultimate because these are used in an office enviroment, in a windows 2003 AD, both were able to join the domain without any problems, suddenly one was unable to see network shares, removed from domain (to workgroup) and now it does not want to join the domain, nor I can see any network shares. it gives me : "The format of the specified network name is invalid" error. I have: changed the name of the computer (ILSPC01) verified the DNS is the same as the AD can ping to the server name able to browse internet re-installed vista ultimate removed hard drive and installed on other latptop (same symptoms) removed entry from active directory reset computer in AD conected wireless, conected directly manual IP, DHCP IP disabled firewall disabled tcp v6 netdiag and dcdiag without any errors installed an external nic able to ping by name and nslookup only have one DNS, and its the DC update latest hotfixes, patches ran vistas diagnose without any errors no errors en event log tried FQDN, server. local, server.domain.net, domain.net, etc etc etc Im out of ideas.. please help! this is teh bosses pc, to make matters worse... damm vista! Carlos, CNE, MCSE |
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12-13-2007
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| Guest | Re: unable to join Domain with Windows Vista Ultimate By JRZ: http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vista&domain.htm -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry <kariver@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:464c8497-f17b-4306-b0b3-b411f0242480@xxxxxx Quote: > HELP!!! > just purchased 2 laptops with vista home premuim, upgraded to > ultimate > because these are used in an office enviroment, in a windows 2003 AD, > both > were able to join the domain without any problems, suddenly one was > unable > to see network shares, removed from domain (to workgroup) and now it > does not > want to join the domain, nor I can see any network shares. it gives > me : > > "The format of the specified network name is invalid" error. > > I have: > > changed the name of the computer (ILSPC01) > verified the DNS is the same as the AD > can ping to the server name > able to browse internet > re-installed vista ultimate > removed hard drive and installed on other latptop (same symptoms) > removed entry from active directory > reset computer in AD > conected wireless, conected directly > manual IP, DHCP IP > disabled firewall > disabled tcp v6 > netdiag and dcdiag without any errors > installed an external nic > able to ping by name and nslookup > only have one DNS, and its the DC > update latest hotfixes, patches > ran vistas diagnose without any errors > no errors en event log > tried FQDN, server. local, server.domain.net, domain.net, etc etc etc > > Im out of ideas.. please help! > this is teh bosses pc, to make matters worse... > > damm vista! > > Carlos, CNE, MCSE > |
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12-19-2007
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| Guest | Re: unable to join Domain with Windows Vista Ultimate On Dec 13, 9:59 am, kari...@xxxxxx wrote: Quote: > HELP!!! > just purchased 2 laptops withvistahome premuim, upgraded to > ultimate > because these are used in an office enviroment, in a windows 2003 AD, > both > were able tojointhedomainwithout any problems, suddenly one was > unable > to see network shares, removed fromdomain(to workgroup) and now it > does not > want tojointhedomain, nor I can see any network shares. it gives > me : > > "The format of the specified network name is invalid" error. > > I have: > > changed the name of the computer (ILSPC01) > verified theDNSis the same as the AD > can ping to the server name > able to browse internet > re-installedvistaultimate > removed hard drive and installed on other latptop (same symptoms) > removed entry from active directory > reset computer in AD > conected wireless, conected directly > manual IP, DHCP IP > disabled firewall > disabled tcp v6 > netdiag and dcdiag without any errors > installed an external nic > able to ping by name and nslookup > only have oneDNS, and its the DC > update latest hotfixes, patches > ran vistas diagnose without any errors > no errors en event log > tried FQDN, server. local, server.domain.net,domain.net, etc etc etc > > Im out of ideas.. please help! > this is teh bosses pc, to make matters worse... > > dammvista! > > Carlos, CNE, MCSE name>.local and that worked |
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