On boot I get an error that Windows must boot into either safe mode or start normally. On safe mode boot, I get an error stating that windows failed to load (error 0xc000000e) c:\windows\system32\winload.exe. When I select Start Normally, I get a STOP: c00002e3 Security Accounts Manager initialization failed because of the following error: Access is denied. Error Status: 0xc0000022. The complications are: 1) No recent backups (I've been screaming about this for months) 2) It's a cloud server, so I can't exactly pop in a CD and save the day. Any ideas are more than welcome. Thanks.

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Hi, If your computer displays a message saying Security Accounts Manager Initialization Failed it is most likely because the Security Accounts Manager file (SAM) is corrupted or missing. The SAM file is responsible for storing passwords for Windows and is where it stores all the user account information. The file is stored in %systemroot%\system32\config\sam. To fix this problem you need to either restore or replace the SAM file. There will be a backup copy located in the C:\Windows\repair folder. If you do not have a backup of this file outside the computer but you can get to the command prompt in Windows, Safe Mode or a boot disk then you can copy the SAM file from the repair folder using a command prompt. Keep in mind you cannot use the Recovery Console to perform this fix since it requires authentication, which cannot occur if the SAM file is corrupted. You also cannot fix this by doing a repair installation of Windows. Jeff Ren TechNet Community Support beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, If your computer displays a message saying Security Accounts Manager Initialization Failed it is most likely because the Security Accounts Manager file (SAM) is corrupted or missing. The SAM file is responsible for storing passwords for Windows and is where it stores all the user account information. The file is stored in %systemroot%\system32\config\sam. To fix this problem you need to either restore or replace the SAM file. There will be a backup copy located in the C:\Windows\repair folder. If you do not have a backup of this file outside the computer but you can get to the command prompt in Windows, Safe Mode or a boot disk then you can copy the SAM file from the repair folder using a command prompt. Keep in mind you cannot use the Recovery Console to perform this fix since it requires authentication, which cannot occur if the SAM file is corrupted. You also cannot fix this by doing a repair installation of Windows. Jeff Ren TechNet Community Support beneficial to other community members reading the thread.