Windows startup error

[Dwight]

I am currently working on a gateway select 1400 cs
desktop PC. It is running Windows XP home edition, AMD
athlon 1400 cpu, 256 PC 133 mb ram.
Every time I try to go into windows to include safe mode,
I get the following error message and it never goes into
windows.
"lsass.exe - bad image" "The application or dll
C:\windows\system32\lsasrv.dll is not a valid windows
image. Please check this against your installation
diskette."

I know there is a repair I need to do from the recovery
console, but am not sure exactly what to do.

Can anybody help me with this issue??

Thanks in advance!!

Dwight

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Dwight;

Try this.

Start | Run | Type: sfc /scannow |OK
Have your XP CD ready to stick in your CD drive

scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html