PC Will not boot!

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:21 AM

I got home from a hard days work and went to boot up the ol puter and after the XP splash screen I get an error reading "lsass.exe failed to load, could not find the fild dnsapi.dll....reinstallation of this will fix problem"

What do I do? I tried a repair with the windows installation cd but it says I don't have any hard drives installed!
Also tried to copy this dnsapi.dll file from a dos boot but it couldn't find the c:\!
If my computer says it can't find HD...but it's getting past the XP splash screen...I'm so perplexed.
Please Help!

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 12:59 AM

usually if ya hardrives broke it will tell you it in bios. it will say something like "primarly hard disk failure" but its defiantly found the hardrive to reconise xp. it could be a virus? if i was you i would delete the partition/s using fdisk. if you don't know how to do this post back and ill post detailed instuctions post back Dave

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:18 AM

THanks for the reply...it does detect the HD...I tried booting up another working HD but for some reason it wouldn't work on my computer, i'm sure i had the jumpers correct......anyways, i wanted to run a virus scan on the borked HD from the working one...but couldn't
Yeah could you tell me about this fdisk ?

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:24 AM

right m8 boot up of your startup disk and follow theese instuctions

1)type "a:\" (without the speech marks) and press enter
2) type "fdisk" (without the speech marks) and press enter
3) press "y" to enable large disk support (if it asks you)
4) look through the lists that come up until you find your partition and delete it.
5) restart the system with bootup disk still in
6) format your hdd
7) reinstall windows

if you need anymore help post back m8 hope this helps Dave

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:27 AM

So I can kiss everything on my HD goodbye eh? Not like there was anything much on there, just a pain to reinstall all my progs

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:28 AM

unfortunatley m8

but its better than havin no pc init m8?? it up 2 you
m8

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:30 AM

what makes your hdd?

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:31 AM

alright, here goes nothin

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:34 AM

lol gd look

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:35 AM

maxtor

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:36 AM

typing fdisk from the a: promt yields a "bad command or filename"

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:38 AM

type c:\ then enter then "dir"(without the speech marks) see what that come up wid

rld0829 · 31-12-2004, 01:39 AM

says invalid drive

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:39 AM

have you got msn?

Dave35k · 31-12-2004, 01:41 AM

try checking your ide connections what operating boot disk are you using??

31-12-2004, 01:21 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	PC Will not boot! I got home from a hard days work and went to boot up the ol puter and after the XP splash screen I get an error reading "lsass.exe failed to load, could not find the fild dnsapi.dll....reinstallation of this will fix problem" What do I do? I tried a repair with the windows installation cd but it says I don't have any hard drives installed! Also tried to copy this dnsapi.dll file from a dos boot but it couldn't find the c:\! If my computer says it can't find HD...but it's getting past the XP splash screen...I'm so perplexed. Please Help!

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31-12-2004, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	usually if ya hardrives broke it will tell you it in bios. it will say something like "primarly hard disk failure" but its defiantly found the hardrive to reconise xp. it could be a virus? if i was you i would delete the partition/s using fdisk. if you don't know how to do this post back and ill post detailed instuctions post back Dave

31-12-2004, 01:18 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	THanks for the reply...it does detect the HD...I tried booting up another working HD but for some reason it wouldn't work on my computer, i'm sure i had the jumpers correct......anyways, i wanted to run a virus scan on the borked HD from the working one...but couldn't Yeah could you tell me about this fdisk ?

31-12-2004, 01:24 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	right m8 boot up of your startup disk and follow theese instuctions 1)type "a:\" (without the speech marks) and press enter 2) type "fdisk" (without the speech marks) and press enter 3) press "y" to enable large disk support (if it asks you) 4) look through the lists that come up until you find your partition and delete it. 5) restart the system with bootup disk still in 6) format your hdd 7) reinstall windows if you need anymore help post back m8 hope this helps Dave

31-12-2004, 01:27 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	So I can kiss everything on my HD goodbye eh? Not like there was anything much on there, just a pain to reinstall all my progs

31-12-2004, 01:28 AM	#6 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	unfortunatley m8 but its better than havin no pc init m8?? it up 2 you m8

31-12-2004, 01:30 AM	#7 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	what makes your hdd?

31-12-2004, 01:31 AM	#8 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	alright, here goes nothin

31-12-2004, 01:34 AM	#9 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	lol gd look

31-12-2004, 01:35 AM	#10 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	maxtor

31-12-2004, 01:36 AM	#11 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	typing fdisk from the a: promt yields a "bad command or filename"

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31-12-2004, 01:38 AM	#12 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	type c:\ then enter then "dir"(without the speech marks) see what that come up wid

31-12-2004, 01:39 AM	#13 (permalink) Top
rld0829 Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 15 Status: Offline	says invalid drive

31-12-2004, 01:39 AM	#14 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	have you got msn?

31-12-2004, 01:41 AM	#15 (permalink) Top
Dave35k Hacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 312 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	try checking your ide connections what operating boot disk are you using??