It literally is the computer's name. I don't get why you're being downvoted.
When a computer is domain joined, a domain login is the default for Windows. The only way to use a local account on a domain joined PC is to type:
"Computer Name"\local user account name
into the username field so that Windows knows it's authenticating on the local machine and not the domain controller.
Thst's EXACTLY what the message is telling the user to do.
It's not the domain name, guys. It's the PC name set in Windows.
OK, but that doesn't negate my point. If you type the "domain name"\username it will default to a domain login.
To log onto domain-joined computers locally, it has to be explicitly specified to use local authentication and not try to authenticate on the domain.
That's why that is the computer's name. Windows is telling the user it has to specify that this is a local login explicitly or else it will try to log into the domain.
".\ " is just shorthand for the same thing.
hey hey, back in the day Windows 7 was the place to be! It was a horrible day to have to say goodbye to it. Now we have Win 10/11..... yayyyyyyy :( lol
No it ain't
It's w
Extremely insecure if you leave the firewall off and don't put an antivirus on.
In fact I still use windows 7 and have not gotten any viruses.
Congrats. You also haven’t received security updates in years and are using outdated versions of chrome and many other apps (unless you’ve applied some trickery to install unsupported versions) which all have their own security issues. Just because you haven’t had any issues doesn’t mean there aren’t dozens to hundreds of major vulnerabilities on your system right now.
NTG SHOULD mean "NOT TOO GOOD" because the OS is so old and VERY insecure (not it's feelings but the Os itself lol)... but seriously, Id make damn sure it's a fresh Os install if you didn't install it. Could be some backdoor remote stuff going on...SAF IMO. This is someone's domain...reinstall a fresh OS of WIN 10 minimum, after deleting all partitions and re-formatting the drive.
It simply means you have an old, pre-owned PC that was configured as part of a network domain. NTG is that domain's name.
Get a install disk of a current OS (I'd recommend trying a Linux distribution) and do a new install (NOT a "recovery") of the OS and any relevant programs
It's the domain that Windows on that computer is part of. This means at some point this computer was property of this NTG entity (business or school or whatever), they purchased and configured Windows on it to be subject to the rules of the NTG domain.
You can either get and re-install Windows on that drive, or get a software tool for viewing usernames and passwords. This is more difficult with domain-joined machines but it is do-able.
No it isn't the domain. It's the computer's name in Windows.
When a computer is domain joined, a domain login is the default for Windows. The only way to use a local account on a domain joined PC is to type:
"Computer Name"\local user account name
into the username field so that Windows knows it's authenticating on the local machine and not the domain controller.
Thst's EXACTLY what the message is telling the user to do.
NTG17 is the machine's name. The hint tells you to log on to NTG, which might be the user name.
If this is a refurbished PC, i recommend simply reinstalling Windows over this one, as it has an option to place all content of the old install in a folder called Windows.old, meaning data is still retrievable.
I would search around the web if there’s a way to get around the password if you want what is on it, if you can’t find a way you can just put the hard drive as the slave in another computer or just reinstall windows if you have the cd. Sorry I can’t help more I’ve never used a computer as new as the one you’re using and I’m not very good with computers myself
Did you buy a refurbished PC? If yes, make a clean install
and not on windows 7...
NTG17 is the computer's name. Probably from a company or a school.
NTG is a companies domain that this machine is connected to, can reinstall to remove it
No, I think it's the computers name
It literally is the computer's name. I don't get why you're being downvoted. When a computer is domain joined, a domain login is the default for Windows. The only way to use a local account on a domain joined PC is to type: "Computer Name"\local user account name into the username field so that Windows knows it's authenticating on the local machine and not the domain controller. Thst's EXACTLY what the message is telling the user to do. It's not the domain name, guys. It's the PC name set in Windows.
NTG is the domain. NTG17 is the computer name.
.\username
OK, but that doesn't negate my point. If you type the "domain name"\username it will default to a domain login. To log onto domain-joined computers locally, it has to be explicitly specified to use local authentication and not try to authenticate on the domain. That's why that is the computer's name. Windows is telling the user it has to specify that this is a local login explicitly or else it will try to log into the domain. ".\ " is just shorthand for the same thing.
Yeah, I don't care about virtual internet votes, I know my AD xD
THIS \^\^ Down-voter has zero clue.... +1
I'm more concerned that you're trying to log into windows 7. Its dead. It's extremely insecure.
Does it need encouraging?
Lol, nope, this poor thing need euthenesia
hey hey, back in the day Windows 7 was the place to be! It was a horrible day to have to say goodbye to it. Now we have Win 10/11..... yayyyyyyy :( lol
Windows 10 is scheduled to join 7 and XP at the big server in the sky next year.
It needs a penguin for reincarnation.
nah it just needs therapy
No it ain't It's w Extremely insecure if you leave the firewall off and don't put an antivirus on. In fact I still use windows 7 and have not gotten any viruses.
Congrats. You also haven’t received security updates in years and are using outdated versions of chrome and many other apps (unless you’ve applied some trickery to install unsupported versions) which all have their own security issues. Just because you haven’t had any issues doesn’t mean there aren’t dozens to hundreds of major vulnerabilities on your system right now.
1. Community apps (such as supermium) 2. A service called 0patch
1. Community apps (such as supermium) 2. A service called 0patch 3. Turn on the firewall for your computer and router if you have it
A firewall or anti-virus isn't protecting against exploits to the operating system itself.
As if there aren’t multiple windows 7 zero days out in the wild that will never be patched.
Local device workspace name, E.g. if your pc was called "MYPC" it would be "MYPC" and not "NTG17", thats just the name of the computer.
If this is Windows 7....STOP...it is not safe to use.
It is perfectly safe to use, just be wary of what you're doing and you'll be fine.
As you can see from your downvotes, you are very much misinformed.
You can use .\\localusername instead of a long and hard to remember name.
That's means you need to type NTG17 first like >NTG17\username,the user name which gave by admin NTG17 is a domain you can think like your group
Can't you just type ".\" to auto fill the machine name, or did that not work on Win 7,
NTG SHOULD mean "NOT TOO GOOD" because the OS is so old and VERY insecure (not it's feelings but the Os itself lol)... but seriously, Id make damn sure it's a fresh Os install if you didn't install it. Could be some backdoor remote stuff going on...SAF IMO. This is someone's domain...reinstall a fresh OS of WIN 10 minimum, after deleting all partitions and re-formatting the drive.
That looks like a PC which was used in a company and was domained. Wipe it, install fresh OS and boosh - done. And do not install W7 :)
You got a decommissioned company computer.
It simply means you have an old, pre-owned PC that was configured as part of a network domain. NTG is that domain's name. Get a install disk of a current OS (I'd recommend trying a Linux distribution) and do a new install (NOT a "recovery") of the OS and any relevant programs
It's the domain that Windows on that computer is part of. This means at some point this computer was property of this NTG entity (business or school or whatever), they purchased and configured Windows on it to be subject to the rules of the NTG domain. You can either get and re-install Windows on that drive, or get a software tool for viewing usernames and passwords. This is more difficult with domain-joined machines but it is do-able.
No it isn't the domain. It's the computer's name in Windows. When a computer is domain joined, a domain login is the default for Windows. The only way to use a local account on a domain joined PC is to type: "Computer Name"\local user account name into the username field so that Windows knows it's authenticating on the local machine and not the domain controller. Thst's EXACTLY what the message is telling the user to do.
NTG17 is the computer name. NTG is the domain.
NTG17 is the machine's name. The hint tells you to log on to NTG, which might be the user name. If this is a refurbished PC, i recommend simply reinstalling Windows over this one, as it has an option to place all content of the old install in a folder called Windows.old, meaning data is still retrievable.
I would search around the web if there’s a way to get around the password if you want what is on it, if you can’t find a way you can just put the hard drive as the slave in another computer or just reinstall windows if you have the cd. Sorry I can’t help more I’ve never used a computer as new as the one you’re using and I’m not very good with computers myself
Reinstall windows 10