From the Run box just type dcpromo again and step through the removal process.What I want to do is have the computer back onto a workgroup instead of having a domain.
What do I need to do in order to do this
Yes... installing Active Directory does not impact the machine's local adminstrator's account you should still be able to log on locally as you did before promoting the server to an active directory domain controller.will I still have access to the Administrator account after I have removed it from the domain?
1. You have Windows Server Standard {03, 08, 08r2, 12, 12r2 or hyper-v}?
What is it that you want to be able to do with this system?
From the Run box just type dcpromo again and step through the removal process.
Yes... installing Active Directory does not impact the machine's local adminstrator's account you should still be able to log on locally as you did before promoting the server to an active directory domain controller.
You may also want to consider removing other rolls as well, depending on, as ussnorway has already asked, what your intentions are for the machine in the future.
Typically as a file and printer server in a workgroup you won't have much need for things like DNS, WINS, DHCP, etc., again depending on the roles you already had assigned to the machine.
Just log on locally with the local administrator's accountHow do I check to make sure the local administrator account is still intact and to make sure i still remember the password that was used.