From what you're saying I would suggest doing a complete scan on your hard
drive(s).
Sounds like you're having a hardware problem and to me it sounds like either
your hard drive is on the way out or your possibly having some memory
errors.
I'm running XP SP2 with Office 2K7, Desktop Search and WLMD with no problems
on multiple machines and even within multiple VMs.

Colin Brown
WL MVP

"Peter de B. Harrington" wrote in message
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Hi:

After rebuilding Windoze XP Pro SP2 for the umpteenth time, and
successfully intalling Office 2007, I was prompted to install the Desktop
Search Engine when I opened Outlook (aka LookOut) for the first time. The
system started indexing my two large harddrives and I could not use my
computer. I was basically locked out and even the task manager was
inoperable. The desktop search caused an error with lsass.exe that
resulted in my system shutting down.

On rebooting, the system entered an endless loop of BSOD and restarting
when trying to read the device drivers. I suspect that the Desktop Search
Engine installed a corrupted driver.

This problem is so bad that I cannot even boot into safe mode, so I am
hoping that I can resurrect my system with the system CD. I don't know of
any other way to get to the restore points, but when MS hoses its
operating system this badly, it looks like it will cost at least a half a
day to get back to normal.

Any suggestions on fixing this issue are appreciated, but I want to warn
other users to save them from this MS disaster. BTW, when it is installed
it works, it is worse than the default search that comes with explorer.

Best wishes,

Pete