Re: LSASS.exe - error on boot up

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rouz_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 11/21/03


Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:37:59 GMT

Ouch. It would be worth a try to do a repair install and select the fast repair
option. If that does not work and you can put the drive in another computer try
copying the \winnt\repair folder contents to the \winnt\system32\config folder after
backing up the contents of the \config folder. If that does not work, a reinstall is
probably in order. You could reinstall into the existing \winnt folder without
formatting to preserve your data hopefully [unless EFS encrypted]. If you go that
route you will need to reinstall applications on top of themselves, reapply service
pack and critical updates, and retrieve data files from your original profile under
documents and settings folder with the user name. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;292175
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;238359

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03d401c3afbe$b8d2dde0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> My W2000 machine crashed this am. On re-boot I get the
> following error:
> LSASS.EXE - System Error - Security accounts manager
> initialization failed because of the following error: the
> security id structure is invalid. Error status
> 0xc0000078. Please click OK to shutdown this system and
> reboot into safemode, check the event log for more
> detailed information.
> Rebooting via PF8 into safe mode generates the same
> error. I am unable to get back into the system.
> The machine is not a Domain controller and no recent
> changes have been made to the machine configuration.
> How do I get back in to the machine?
> How do I repair the security id structure?



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