GET ME OFF MY DOMAIN!!!

So I decided I wanted to set up a network for my wife and I to both use my
printer without her having to find and install the printer software. It
didn't work as well as I wanted it to and it left me with this old version of
Windows schemes and no picture in my Start Menu. I read a couple articles on
this and it said if your computer belongs to a domain/network you can not get
a picture and it is in some kind of safe-mode. So how do I get off of the
domain?

smlunatick
Fri Apr 11 06:23:08 PDT 2008

On Apr 11, 1:13=A0am, Chris <Ch...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> So I decided I wanted to set up a network for my wife and I to both use my=

> printer without her having to find and install the printer software. =A0It=

> didn't work as well as I wanted it to and it left me with this old version=
of
> Windows schemes and no picture in my Start Menu. =A0I read a couple articl=
es on
> this and it said if your computer belongs to a domain/network you can not =
get
> a picture and it is in some kind of safe-mode. =A0So how do I get off of t=
he
> domain?

Domains only come in Windows XP Pro and then only when connecting to a
true Windows Server.

Jack
Fri Apr 11 20:19:38 PDT 2008

Hi
You can use a printer without drivers even if you are using Network printer.
I think that in the process of"Playing" around you messed up your Network
setting and the best would be to start again from scratch.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39D85AAA-BCC7-4C6F-88DF-A945D3212F17@microsoft.com...
> So I decided I wanted to set up a network for my wife and I to both use my
> printer without her having to find and install the printer software. It
> didn't work as well as I wanted it to and it left me with this old version
> of
> Windows schemes and no picture in my Start Menu. I read a couple articles
> on
> this and it said if your computer belongs to a domain/network you can not
> get
> a picture and it is in some kind of safe-mode. So how do I get off of the
> domain?