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BengalTigger · 08-23-2004, 04:05 PM

To all of you unable to achieve a successful XP logon screen due to the LSASS.EXE error...I feel your pain. I too have read all of the suggestions that assume you are in windows, while being doomed to stare instead at the empty blackness of a screen highlighted only by an LSASS.EXE error.

Yes, I have Norton AV 2004 up to date, and scanning regularly. I also have Windows Update set to download automatically and have kept my machine up to date with all security fixes.

I tried all of the F8 boot options, Windows Repair and Windows Recovery but all ended in the same error. I haven't yet formatted my hard drive. I plan to try Frogger90's suggestion next. But admit it is likely my last attempt. Wish me well!

While most seem to experience this as a result of the Sasser virus that is not the only cause. Last week I was uninstalling a modem and the uninstall froze. After waiting long enough to uninstall 50 modems, I finally rebooted my machine, and was presented with the greatly-feared "Lsass.exe error, Object not found". I used Windows Recovery to search through file folders looking for tell-tale signs of Sasser virus (such as avserve, avserve2, etc file names), but did not find any of them so I am betting my case was related to corruption from uninstalling the modem drivers and not a virus. Frogger90's post is the first post of literally hundreds I have read that give me some hope of fixing it without formatting my HD.

I don't pretend to understand why, but according to many posts, a fresh install after reformatting your drive does NOT always correct the problem! Wonder if zero-writing the drive would help in that instance?

08-23-2004, 04:05 PM	#72 (permalink)
BengalTigger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2	See today's most popular deals at » Yes, all is up to date, last hope.... To all of you unable to achieve a successful XP logon screen due to the LSASS.EXE error...I feel your pain. I too have read all of the suggestions that assume you are in windows, while being doomed to stare instead at the empty blackness of a screen highlighted only by an LSASS.EXE error. Yes, I have Norton AV 2004 up to date, and scanning regularly. I also have Windows Update set to download automatically and have kept my machine up to date with all security fixes. I tried all of the F8 boot options, Windows Repair and Windows Recovery but all ended in the same error. I haven't yet formatted my hard drive. I plan to try Frogger90's suggestion next. But admit it is likely my last attempt. Wish me well! While most seem to experience this as a result of the Sasser virus that is not the only cause. Last week I was uninstalling a modem and the uninstall froze. After waiting long enough to uninstall 50 modems, I finally rebooted my machine, and was presented with the greatly-feared "Lsass.exe error, Object not found". I used Windows Recovery to search through file folders looking for tell-tale signs of Sasser virus (such as avserve, avserve2, etc file names), but did not find any of them so I am betting my case was related to corruption from uninstalling the modem drivers and not a virus. Frogger90's post is the first post of literally hundreds I have read that give me some hope of fixing it without formatting my HD. I don't pretend to understand why, but according to many posts, a fresh install after reformatting your drive does NOT always correct the problem! Wonder if zero-writing the drive would help in that instance? Last edited by BengalTigger; 08-24-2004 at 08:23 AM.