Jason wrote:
> Re-installing XP SP3
>
> I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32. If I install using
> NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt or
> missing error. Why is this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
>
>
> already posted using outlook but it didn't show opn server so i'm trying
> outlook express.
>
>

Do you mean this post ?

http://al.howardknight.net/msgid.cgi...za.aioe.org%3E

Paul

On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:52:53 +1200, "Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Re-installing XP SP3

> already posted using outlook but it didn't show opn server
> so i'm trying outlook express.

I would hate using Outlook for news. Forte Agent does it for me.


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Re-installing XP SP3

I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32. If I install using
NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt or
missing error. Why is this?

Thanks,

J.



already posted using outlook but it didn't show opn server so i'm trying
outlook express.

Jason wrote:
> Re-installing XP SP3
>
> I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32. If I install using
> NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt or
> missing error. Why is this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
>
> already posted using outlook but it didn't show opn server so i'm trying
> outlook express.

Google. About 3,570,000 results (0.05 seconds) including this one
for hal.dll:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...singhaldll.htm

> Jason wrote:
>> Re-installing XP SP3
>>
>> I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32.If I install
>> using
>> NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt or
>> missing error. Why is this?

"Bill in Co" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> You should be able to format the main partition using NTFS from the
> beginning.
> (If you want to have another partition or two on the same drive formatted
> as FAT32, you can do that, too. (I have a drive with NTFS and FAT32 in
> different partitions (with different drive letters for each partition,
> naturally).

Better repost identifying your source for the XP operating
system (e.g. whether a MS OS instal CD or a home-made
slipstream CD or network source.)

As Bill posted, standard XP setup invites you to partition the
hard drive by your choice between:
-- single logical drive or two or more
-- NTFS or FAT32.
If you cannot do this before beginning installation of an OS,
something seems lacking from your SETUP medium.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

The only way to install XP is to use FAT32! and don't convert to NTFS.
However I now have it working:
Edit c:\boot.ini and deleted the reference to the failed install.
Took the 300gb drive off the PATA card (XP was only recognising it as 160Gb
anyway)
Put it back on the motherboard swapping the SATA cable between the RAM drive
and hard drive.
Boot up using XP CD (XP Upgrade, OEM, Upgrade sp3 slipstrem, OEM slipstream
SP3 all did the same thing) and remove the 160b single partition.
Reboot from cd again.
Recreate partition - this time 300Gb and 8Gb unassigned - why does xp leave
the 8Gb (the C drive has this 8Gb too).
Install XP fine.


"Bill in Co" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jason wrote:
>> Re-installing XP SP3
>>
>> I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32.
>
> ?? (why)?
> You should be able to format the main partition using NTFS from the
> beginning.
> (If you want to have another partition or two on the same drive formatted
> as FAT32, you can do that, too. (I have a drive with NTFS and FAT32 in
> different partitions (with different drive letters for each partition,
> naturally).
>
>> If I install using
>> NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt or
>> missing error. Why is this?
>
> I don't know the answer to that specifically, but maybe Paul or someone
> else does.
> BUT if you're going to all this trouble, and want XP to be on NTFS, why
> not just start with formatting the C: partition with NTFS? It would be a
> lot cleaner than trying to convert FAT32 over to NTFS, and hoping
> everything works out.
>

On this computer and another computer XP had to be on FAT32 otherwise it had
problems (like the HAL.dll error). Don't know what the fix is other than
what I did below finally got XP running on the NTFS partition on this
computer. The other computer has been dismantled.
"Bill in Co" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, it's not the only way, unless something is amiss over there.
> (The default is to install WindowsXP to NTFS, not FAT32).
>
> Jason wrote:
>> The only way to install XP is to use FAT32! and don't convert to NTFS.
>> However I now have it working:
>> Edit c:\boot.ini and deleted the reference to the failed install.
>> Took the 300gb drive off the PATA card (XP was only recognising it as
>> 160Gb
>> anyway)
>> Put it back on the motherboard swapping the SATA cable between the RAM
>> drive
>> and hard drive.
>> Boot up using XP CD (XP Upgrade, OEM, Upgrade sp3 slipstrem, OEM
>> slipstream
>> SP3 all did the same thing) and remove the 160b single partition.
>> Reboot from cd again.
>> Recreate partition - this time 300Gb and 8Gb unassigned - why does xp
>> leave
>> the 8Gb (the C drive has this 8Gb too).
>> Install XP fine.
>>
>>
>> "Bill in Co" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Jason wrote:
>>>> Re-installing XP SP3
>>>>
>>>> I've had to format the hard drive using Windows 98 FAT32.
>>>
>>> ?? (why)?
>>> You should be able to format the main partition using NTFS from the
>>> beginning.
>>> (If you want to have another partition or two on the same drive
>>> formatted
>>> as FAT32, you can do that, too. (I have a drive with NTFS and FAT32 in
>>> different partitions (with different drive letters for each partition,
>>> naturally).
>>>
>>>> If I install using
>>>> NTFS or install onto FAT32 then convert to NTFS I get HAL.dll corrupt
>>>> or
>>>> missing error. Why is this?
>>>
>>> I don't know the answer to that specifically, but maybe Paul or someone
>>> else does.
>>> BUT if you're going to all this trouble, and want XP to be on NTFS, why
>>> not just start with formatting the C: partition with NTFS? It would be
>>> a
>>> lot cleaner than trying to convert FAT32 over to NTFS, and hoping
>>> everything works out.
>
>