Re: SAM initialization error - The security ID structure is invalid. Error Status 0xc0000078

From: Max Topley (mtj2@btopenworld.com)
Date: 10/31/02 

From: Max Topley <mtj2@btopenworld.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:46:19 +0000 (UTC)

On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 13:28:54 -0000, WB IT wrote:

>"Security Account Manager initialization failed because of the following
>error: The security ID structure is invalid. Error Status 0xc0000078. Please
>click ok to shut down this system and reboot into safe mode."

Almost certainly registry corruption. Either restore a registry backup
or re-install. 

-- 
  Max

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cannot run WMP, impossible to repair it
    ... You could try to delete it in safe mode, or look for a registry corruption ... "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmvcore.dll" on next reboot. ... Should I try to delete it in safe mode? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player)
  • Re: SAM initialization error - The security ID structure is invalid. Error Status 0xc0000078
    ... The security ID structure is invalid. ... >click ok to shut down this system and reboot into safe mode." ... Almost certainly registry corruption. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • System Account Manager Initialization Failure
    ... I get this error due to "The Security ID Structure is ... The security ID structure is invalid. ... system and reboot into Safe Mode, ... Well, I have rebooted, rebooted in safe mode, rebooted in ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: Word Does Not Start
    ... It sounds like either normal.dot corruption or registry corruption. ... It prompts me to open word in safe mode. ... I also clicked Winword in its original file location and the same ... thing happened I also clicked on the safe mode thing and nothing happens. ...
    (microsoft.public.word.application.errors)
  • Security Account Manager Initializatioin Failed
    ... Security Account Manager Initializatioin Failed because of ... invalid. ... down and reboot into safe mode, ... normal or safe mode. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)