Unable to Logon to Win2003 Domain AD Due to Windows Cannot Connect to the Domain Error - PART 2

If your disk is encrypted with TrueCrypt you cannot use Ophcrack - as Ophcrack cannot see the partition.

So using the TrueCrypt Rescue Disk - I'm now decrypting the HDD - as when you've got an encrypted disk the disk will not boot or be accessible in any way if you don't put the boot-up password in first - so when running Ophcrack - it bypasses the password but won't allow you access to the hdd.

To Decrypt a HDD using TrueCrypt Rescue Disk
- -> Write the ISO to disk
--> Boot with ISO
--> F8 - choose [1] Permanently decrypt system partition/drive

grrrrrrrrrrr what a pain....

After decrypting the HDD I can run ophcrack - get the password & logins
Remove the Laptop from the domain - add it to a "workgroup" - without restarting
Remove the Computer Account from the domain
On the laptop - Join the new domain & restart