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Well, listen to what I did...I rebooted my laptop seven times since reinstalling the WindowsXP Recovery disc...absolutley NO PROBLEM...I then did a virus scan using the same software "Spyware Stormer".....it found 45 "infections".....so, just for the sake of "research" i decided to let that same software "fix" the problem, so I selected the fix option.....I then rebooted my laptop and got hit with the "lsass.exe - System Error The endpoint format is invalid" window AGAIN...pretty much proof positive that this particular "spyware" protection was responsible for the error....Where I am not necessarily trying to blame "spyware stormer" for this problem (i am given the option of which "infected" files I want clean)...i just think that people who are in charge of creating these programs need to understand that not every person who turns on a computer to use is always literature enough to thoroughly know the insides and outs of files....to some extent isnt that what we are paying THEM for??? I readily admit that I dont know what every HKEY_LOCAL in my registry is used for...but I dont think it unreasonable to believe that THEY should know....this software is getting rid of registry entries that are needed to operate my system...to me, that is not what I am bargaining for....what is it coming to when I have to fear running a anti-virus type program could do me more harm than just letting my computer be???

11-10-2006, 01:27 AM
William Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Well, listen to what I did...I rebooted my laptop seven times since reinstalling the WindowsXP Recovery disc...absolutley NO PROBLEM...I then did a virus scan using the same software "Spyware Stormer".....it found 45 "infections".....so, just for the sake of "research" i decided to let that same software "fix" the problem, so I selected the fix option.....I then rebooted my laptop and got hit with the "lsass.exe - System Error The endpoint format is invalid" window AGAIN...pretty much proof positive that this particular "spyware" protection was responsible for the error....Where I am not necessarily trying to blame "spyware stormer" for this problem (i am given the option of which "infected" files I want clean)...i just think that people who are in charge of creating these programs need to understand that not every person who turns on a computer to use is always literature enough to thoroughly know the insides and outs of files....to some extent isnt that what we are paying THEM for??? I readily admit that I dont know what every HKEY_LOCAL in my registry is used for...but I dont think it unreasonable to believe that THEY should know....this software is getting rid of registry entries that are needed to operate my system...to me, that is not what I am bargaining for....what is it coming to when I have to fear running a anti-virus type program could do me more harm than just letting my computer be???