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When you go to "Local Security Settings" and then to "local policy", you get a message that the the local policy registry is corrupt.

How do I fix this ?

windows 2000 with sp3 with all patches

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by saihib

I couldn't resist responding to this. Are we talking Workgroup, Domain, or, and it doesn't sound like it, Standalone?

by ssvx1

windows 2000 professional with sp3 and all patches
office xp sp2
hp x60 jetprinter
compact evo 510 with 1 GB ram

by jack republic

Open the local security mmc ,navigate to security settings and on the action menue select the import policy ,select a tamplate and configure it.

by henrywi

you have to get the cd and reinstall it again even you use the administrator templated it won't work, the problem is wrong install it

by quintar51

As per MS:

If you have messed up security settings, you may want to reset them back to the installation default. The following security areas may be reset:

Area Description
SECURITYPOLICY Local policy and domain policy for the system, including account policies, audit policies, and other policies.
GROUP_MGMT Restricted group settings for any groups that are specified in the security template
USER_RIGHTS User logon rights and granting of privileges.
REGKEYS Security on local registry keys.
FILESTORE Security on local file storage.
SERVICES Security for all defined services.

NOTE: Before you reset security, you should take a full backup, including the System State.

To reset the operating system back to the install defaults:

1. Open a CMD prompt.

2. Type:

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

3. If you receive a warning message, it can be ignored. See the %windir%\Security\Logs\Scesrv.log file.

The Secedit switches are:

Switch Description
/configure Required to set system security.
/DB The security database, or if none exists, the /CFG switch must specify a security template. This switch is a required.
/CFG The path to the security template used to create the database.
/overwrite Used with the /CFG switch to prevent the template from being appended to the database template.
/Area From the Area table, above. If no Area is specified, all Areas are used.
/log The path to a different log files that you would prefer to use.
/verbose Report and log detailed information.
/quiet Report and log minimal information.

NOTE: Because secsetup.sdb does NOT exist, I didn't have to use the /overwrite switch.

by bentgellerich

Before trying anything too elaborate try moving the log files to a backup folder and restarting the machine.

The log files are located at:

Winnt\Security\logs.

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