Lsass.exe system error

[Chavito21]

Hi everyone,

I just got this new laptop running WinXP pro and it was working okay till this morning It gave me the following error:
lsass.exe system error
The specified Domain did not exist

Any help would be appreciated

 

[PPDave]

Did you ever get an answer? I've encountered the very same problem today.

 

[BadFrog]

Do you have any anti-virus software installed? If so is it updated?

Go here and download MS spyware removal tool and run it:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en

lsass.exe is often a target of malware.

"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy"
Albert Einstein

 

[PPDave]

The laptop has mcafee and ms's spyware already installed. It is not possible to log onto the laptop...even in recovery mode.

I suspect the laptop was hit by a virus because when I ran startup in "last successful" option, it gave me an error message that the registry was corrupted. When I used the XP media to repair the laptop, it was not accepting the Laptops admin password. :-(

 

[bcastner]

Use the floppy disk method to access Recovery Console:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308402/EN-US/

 

[linney]

Seems like you have to get in to the Recovery Console and then try this -

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot.htm

This is a layman's version of Q307545 in simple language.

If you have an OEM Recovery CD you might not be able to use the Recovery Console but there is a slight chance you could use the 6 downloadable floppies and enter that way. Worth a try.

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm

http://groups-beta.google.com/group...+Domain+did+not+exist&rnum=2#91f9db080948236f