Re: Windows XP services.exe / lsass.exe application failed to init

Along the same line - I get the same lsass.exe application error at boot up
and the same symptoms. I've run the Recovery Console chkdsk /r and it said
it found and fixed errors (but don't know what), makes no difference, problem
still exists. Running XP SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4500. QUESTION - if I do a
repair installation will I lose data and will I have to reinstall my apps, or
will everything still be there??

Thanks for any insight,

Kim

Hi, Kim.

I'm always wary of Replies that piggyback on an existing thread and start
out with something like, "I get the same...error..." Your case, like so
many others, does not sound as similar to Bob's as you think. For instance,
where in Bob's messages does he ever mention Dell?

Did your WinXP come pre-installed on your Dell? Did you get a full WinXP
CD-ROM with it? Or only a Recovery Disk? If you don't have the full system
CD then you probably won't be able to do a repair install. An OEM version
of WinXP is supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (Dell), NOT by
Microsoft. Your first call should be to Dell.

But, if you CAN do a repair install, it will reinstall WinXP completely, but
preserve your installed applications and data. See KB article 315341 and
the page by MVP Michael Stevens that Anonymous mentioned several messages
ago: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

I've never had a Dell, but my understanding is that use of the recovery
disk(s) will restore your computer to the as-new condition. In other words,
you will lose everything you've put on it since you bought it. :>(

In addition to Dell Tech Support, you might like to try the Usenet newsgroup
alt.sys.pc-clone.dell. That's the peer-to-peer support group for Dell users
and there are some very knowledgeable Dell gurus there.

If you need more help from these Microsoft groups, please start a new thread
and describe your symptoms in some detail. Be sure to include the basic
description of your computer, and mention that it is a Dell Dimension 4500.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP

"packagepup" <packagepup@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news5907D7A-1AF5-4C22-9EA9-19E11B6EB7AA@microsoft.com...
> Along the same line - I get the same lsass.exe application error at boot
> up
> and the same symptoms. I've run the Recovery Console chkdsk /r and it
> said
> it found and fixed errors (but don't know what), makes no difference,
> problem
> still exists. Running XP SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4500. QUESTION - if I
> do a
> repair installation will I lose data and will I have to reinstall my apps,
> or
> will everything still be there??
>
> Thanks for any insight,
>
> Kim