lsass.exe error on windows overlay

[James]

I am working on a new Dell workstation, that had the
following error message on boot:
"Windows XP could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system"
After some research I found the solution in the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article 307545, and that error went away.
But now I'm getting this error after windows loads:
"lsass.exe an invalid parameter was passed to a service
or function"
The only option given is to click OK, and then the system
reboots. I tried to use the recovery console, but when it
asks for the Administrator password, it tells me that it
is incorect, even though I know I am using the correct
password. Then I tried to do an overlay of the OS, but
after the DOS section of the install, I get the lsass.exe
error, and the install halts. Any Ideas...aside from
doing a clean install that is.

 

[Malke]

I am working on a new Dell workstation, that had the
following error message on boot:
"Windows XP could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system"
After some research I found the solution in the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article 307545, and that error went away.
But now I'm getting this error after windows loads:
"lsass.exe an invalid parameter was passed to a service
or function"
The only option given is to click OK, and then the system
reboots. I tried to use the recovery console, but when it
asks for the Administrator password, it tells me that it
is incorect, even though I know I am using the correct
password. Then I tried to do an overlay of the OS, but
after the DOS section of the install, I get the lsass.exe
error, and the install halts. Any Ideas...aside from
doing a clean install that is.

Unfortunately, the best solution (and actually the only one that has
ever worked for me) is to do a clean (format the drive) install. If you
haven't backed up your data, slave the drive in another machine, copy
the data, burn onto cd-r, and then return the drive to original
machine. Format and install, restore data from backups. Learn to backup
data onto cd-r regularly because bad stuff will always happen with
computers.

Malke