Hi Pabs:
If I were doing this I would:
1. Log on to the workstation (this computer) as Administrator to verify I
could. Go to Control Panel, Users, and reset the local administrators
password to something I have written down. I like to write it down first,
then type it, as if one does it the other way one can forget or typo. Then
logoff, and log back in, again to the local machine using the new password.
2. Verify that the My Documents folder, and any other important information
for this user is located on that computer, but not in c:\documents and
settings\domain user
3. Have exported (copied) the exchange mail to a local .pst file, again not
in c:\documents and settings\domain user
4. Copied out the favorites, desktops and any other info that is in
c:\documents and settings\domain user to the same place as 2. above.
After you have disjoined from the domain you can locate the above folders
and files wherever you wish. I, for example, do not keep either my Outlook
or Outlook Express/Windows Mail files in the default location as it makes
them too hard to find to make a CD of them, which I like as I have contacts
and such that I would not want to lose under any circumstances.
Knowing no more about your situation, I can't say if there are other things,
but you may be able to identify some if you consider carefully how things
are stored in your situation.
The above list is super conservative, and is meant to suggest that things
like "profiles" can go bump in the night, and other may feel that this is
over cautious, but hey, a few minutes of work at the start might save lots
of agro and more time in the end.
--
Larry
Please post the resolution to your
issue so that others may benefit.
Post by PabsHi, I have a few workstations that will be removed from our SBS
domain to their own workgroup. I have heard many horror stories about
not being able to login to the new workstation / workgroup after
making the switch. Can anyone make recommendations as to doing this
'correct' the first time. Thanks in advance.