W7 authentication fail then BSOD

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Last response: November 28, 2012 9:53 PM in Windows 7

ktownmike

November 25, 2012 9:31:18 PM

I had 2 computers last week with auto updates on, mcafee vse 8.7i enterprise administered through epo. get a failure to authenticate windows. Ran MS offline scanner, no malware, multiple warnings not a legal windows installation, update fails, system restore fails, then reboot and bsod. No f8 for safe mode. The only 2 win 7 computers with auto updates turned on exhibited this behavior. Complete reinstall of course, anyone else have the same problem?

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pjmelect

Windows 7 Expert

November 25, 2012 10:19:41 PM

No I think you are alone. Memory problems can cause the not legal error message so I suggest that you run memtest86 for at least three passes to test the memory on the problem computers

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ktownmike

November 28, 2012 9:53:11 PM

Lenovo had a complete system check, only reported driver issue. System restore would not work, safe mode would not work, 2 comp in one week, one lenovo 1 hp, setting up a new Lenovo today update failed, and reverted, I turned off updates frustrating.