Same problem. However, after a while it failed to find the ntloader, so I
reformatted the drive and reinstalled windows. Although the windows install
and formatting procedes without errors, the system always fails to reboot,
and on the following install windows does not recognize the drive as
formatted..

It looks like the Seagate 320 GB Barracuda drive failed . I will send the
drive back because it is still under warrantly, only 6 mos old. The first
seagate was DOA that I bought, so maybe Seagate needs some work on thier QA.

Thanks for all the replies, they were right-on.

Best wishes,

Pete

"Vanguard" wrote in message
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"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



What happens when you instead choose "last known good configuration" when
booting into Windows? Hit F8 to get the boot menu.