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installing w2k error 0xc0000078

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by peter

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Hi,

i am installing w2k on a seperate partion on a system were w98 is allready installed.

Installation was somewhat cumbersom and now i get an error after w2k booting (but not jet fully configured) which sound like this:

the security account database could not be initiated because of an error. The structure of the security signal is inadmissable.
error 0xc0000078

Anybody with an idea what to do ?

Same message comes in save-mode too.

regards
peter

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by timthetoolman

Hi,

The installation shouldn't have been particularly cumbersom !? I've done exactly that a number of times...

It sounds like the SID for the SAM is wrong!

What method did you use to install Win2K?

Cheers,
Tim.

by peter

Hi,

whats SID for SAM ?

I've contacted MS. They told me that probably a previuos installation was in conflict with the new one.
This was probably due to me trieing to install it several times and it must have left some stuff on the HD.
After format everything went ok.

Thanks for your answer anyway.

regards
peter

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