[Ben_UK]

Hello,

I have swap the family PC to another case, added no new hardware just un screwed it all and put in a new case

I switch it on it loads to windows and just before the logon screen gives error,

Isass.exe system error

An invaild parameter as passed to the service or function

Does it in safe mode aswell

What has happened, its all the same parts no new hardware added !!

Even the sound card and network card are in the same PCI slots

Running Windows XP Pro with SP1.

Needs to be fixed with out formatting

Thanks

[PangingJr]

did you install this XP by yourself? or it came pre-installed?

[Ben_UK]

I have Win XP Pro CD

I have tried getting to the recovery console but it wont let me use it asks for a password

There are no passwords on the system and never have been

Any ideas ?

[-={420}=-]

Are you sure it's not lsass.exe? Anyway, try searching google--that's what I do whenever I get some weird error/problem.

[PangingJr]

can you use F8 to select "use the most recent configuration..."? there's no quick fix for this one you can try to search for it.. and please let me know if you really find a fix i mean an actuall fix for it!

[fornicatarachnid]

There is a thread at this forum

that is about the same error message. There might be some info there you can try.

Good Luck !

[fornicatarachnid]

Have you tried re-installing XP without formatting ?... this will save all the stuff on your

hard drive

[PangingJr]

if you use xp-pro cd to install, you should be able to use F8 during boot time or you might need to do a repair install. but if it's pre-installed then no fix. you wont be able to fix it easily at your end.

originally from MS-KB
Hotfix for OEMs and Companies that Create Windows XP Images by using Sysprep
NOTE: This hotfix is not intended to fix the problem on an existing computer that is experiencing this problem. This hotfix is intended for OEMs and companies that are creating Windows XP Images by using Sysprep. You must install this hotfix on the "master" computer before the bad image is created.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name
----------------------------------------------------------
30-Jan-2002 19:07 5.1.2600.28 927,232 Syssetup.dll

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix is not intended to fix the problem on an existing computer that is experiencing this problem. This hotfix is intended for OEMs and companies that are creating Windows XP Images by using Sysprep. You must install this hotfix on the "master" computer before the bad image is created.

either way i would format it after i got my needed files from the partition.