RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  1 . Restart the Windows  2000 -based computer, and then run the Recovery Console. 
 2 . From the Recovery Console, type copy c:\winnt\repair\security c:\winnt\system32\config\security at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. 
 3 . At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to exit the Recovery Console and to restart the computer. 
 4 . Log on locally to the computer. 
 5 . Remove the computer from the domain, and then restart the computer.

To do this, follow these steps: a.  On your desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 
b.  Click the Network Identification tab, and then click Properties. 
c.  Under Member of, click Workgroup. Type the name of a workgroup, and then click OK two times. 
d.  Restart your computer. 
 
 6 . In the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, delete the computer account. Wait for the deletion to replicate to all the domain controllers. 
 7 . Rejoin the computer to the domain, and then restart the computer. 

To do this, follow these steps: a.  On your desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 
b.  On the Network Identification tab, click Properties. 
c.  Under Member of, click Domain. Type the name of the domain that you want to join, and then click OK. You are prompted to provide a user name and password to join the computer to the domain. 
d.  Type the name and the password of an account that has permissions to join the computer to the domain, and then click OK two times. 
e.  Restart your computer.