lsass.exe - System Error

[NiteFenix]

Hey folks,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with this
particular problem. If at all possible, could someone
please help me as quickly as possible as this is quite an
urgent problem.

The error is as follows:

"Security Accounts Manager initialization failed because
of the following error: The handle is invalid. Error
status 0xc0000008. Please click OK to shutdown this
system and reboot in Safe Mode, check event log for more
detailed information."

The only problem is, I can't log in through Safe Mode
either, because the exact same error message appears.

Thanks in advance for any help,

NiteFenix

 

[Mary Sauer]

This article addresses your error, although it is for Windows 2000, but I assume the
solution is about the same
Error Message: Lsass.exe - System Error : Security Accounts Manager Initialization
Failed Because of the...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=258007
"Security Accounts Manager Initialization Failed" Error Message When You Start
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316751

 

[NiteFenix]

Thank you for your reply Mary.

I have looked the articles over that you have provided but
unfortunately I cannot access the recovery console or any
of the other products in question due to the fact that I
am using a strange version of Windows XP that comes with
the HP Laptop that I have purchased. Whenever I put the
cd's in which was provided to me, it uses HP's autoboot
feature which runs hardware diagnostics as well as
a 'factory settings' version of windows xp which only
installs and does not autoboot windows xp like the normal
version of the cd.

I am left with one other option if this problem can't be
resolved and that is to reinstall Windows XP from
scratch. The only problem with this however is that I
have data on the hard drive which needs backing up. I
can't do that because I can't log in. If someone can tell
me how I can back up the files before I format and
reinstall it would be greatly appreciated. I am using the
NTFS file system.

Thanks in advance,

NiteFenix

-----Original Message-----
This article addresses your error, although it is for Windows 2000, but I assume the
solution is about the same
Error Message: Lsass.exe - System Error : Security

Accounts Manager Initialization

 

[Malke]

Thank you for your reply Mary.

I have looked the articles over that you have provided but
unfortunately I cannot access the recovery console or any
of the other products in question due to the fact that I
am using a strange version of Windows XP that comes with
the HP Laptop that I have purchased. Whenever I put the
cd's in which was provided to me, it uses HP's autoboot
feature which runs hardware diagnostics as well as
a 'factory settings' version of windows xp which only
installs and does not autoboot windows xp like the normal
version of the cd.

I am left with one other option if this problem can't be
resolved and that is to reinstall Windows XP from
scratch. The only problem with this however is that I
have data on the hard drive which needs backing up. I
can't do that because I can't log in. If someone can tell
me how I can back up the files before I format and
reinstall it would be greatly appreciated. I am using the
NTFS file system.

Unfortunately, the only solution I've ever found to your problem is a
clean install of Windows. As you say, you'll have to use HP's Recovery
Disk (F10 when starting). Since this is a laptop, I assume you only
have the one hard drive and one partition in it. If this is the case,
then you can 1) if you have a network with some boxen running FAT32
file systems (Win98, ME) you can boot the laptop with Knoppix, copy the
data over the network to a FAT32 system to be burned to a cd-r; 2) if
you don't have this sort of network, but do have another XP computer,
you can remove the laptop's hard drive, slave it in the other computer
(you'll need a drive adapter), copy the data and burn to a cd-r. Then
put the laptop's drive back and restore your Windows installation. If
you can't do any of this, take the laptop to a good local computer
repair shop and have them rescue your data and reinstall Windows. And
now you know the beauty of having good data backups.

Good luck,

Malke