Security Account Manager Initializatioin Failed

From: Nick (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04


Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 06:53:50 -0800


Security Account Manager Initializatioin Failed because of
the following error: The security ID structure is
invalid. Error status 0xc0000078. Please click ok shut
down and reboot into safe mode, check the event log for
more detailed information.

But, Windows 2000 won't get to a login promt either in
normal or safe mode. Also when going into recovery consol
it doesn't prompt for the Administrator password.

Please help.



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