Windows Server - Accidental delete AD computer

I accidentally deleted a computer from AD and now I want to put it back
and keep the same name with the same XP computer that originally had
that name. I added the computer name back into the domain and now I
intend to boot the XP computer login to it locally and remove it from
the domain. Can I then just add it back to the domain using the same
name? Do I have to reset the AD account before i do it?
Thank You


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Hello RichKel44,

If you have deleted it from AD UC and do not use a backup to restore the object,
make the machine member of a workgroup and then join it again to the domain.
That's it. You have no need to precreate the account in AD UC before.

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Meinolf Weber
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Thanks for the reply Meinolf, I am kind of a rookie at this but when I
realized yesterday that i had deleted the computer object/name from AD
container a few weeks ago because the XP desktop computer in question
had not connected to the domain in months I followed my normal 1st step
when wanting to add a computer to the domain by creating the object in
AD with the same name as before. You mention I didnt have to do that and
I dont understand why but I am sure it is ok that I did, and now I will
boot the XP desktop loaclly and put it back tio workgroup, reboot again
and attach it to the domain again keeping the "old" name. Any other
comments would be appreciated.
thanks


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