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The Layonara Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: ColtCommando on October 10, 2007, 02:53:47 pm

Title: The proud owner of a desktop compter sized paperweight
Post by: ColtCommando on October 10, 2007, 02:53:47 pm

So I go to boot my computer this morning like I do everymorning after having shuting it down when I went ot bed, and surprise, surprise, windows has a present for me, in the form of an application error.
 
 Something like:  lsass.exe application error: the endpoint format was invalid.
 
 
 So I begin troubleshooting mode, but ow and behold, it will not boot into windows in any mode, safe modes, debugging mode, last known good mode, nada.  
 
 
 So before I located a fix for this particular error on the net that can be done via botting from the windows XP cd and running the command prompt I decided I would have to run an OS repair from the CD so that I could actualy get into my operating system, and either hopefull the repair would fix it, or I could then edit the registry to fix it.
 
 
 Me in my infinite ignorance asumed I would not need my XP cd key for just a repair, and I was wrong.  So I ran the repair, and now my game computer is at that screen where it asks for youre CDkey untill I but another one I guess.  And to think, I could have saved myself all this trouble by being patient.  
 
 
 
 Anyhow, this is why I have been absent IG, and on IRC just recently, and probably till friday when I get payed and I can buy another windows xp cd.. gyah.

Title: Re: The proud owner of a desktop compter sized paperweight
Post by: LynnJuniper on October 10, 2007, 02:56:15 pm

Just buy the OEM if you can. No use wasting more money than you have to