Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
this is the message i get. It reboots if I hit any key,
and goes to this message. How do I goe to a c promt so I
can install this file?
..

I downloaded hal, made the 6 boot disk set. then
tried 'copy a: hal.dll c: system32\hal.dll'
It seemed to copy ok, but I still get the same message.
How do I copy this file?

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330184
"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You
Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b320252
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing
or Corrupt...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware
Configuration Problem
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298898
How to Determine the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) That Is Used in
Windows XP



You'll probably need to expand the file from the CD.
Type this command:
expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ (substitute "d" for the letter of your CD drive)
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll.
Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD.
Once the file is expanded exit the Recovery Console and restart the
computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b307654
How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

"jw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b22801c3b8de$6f0ab8d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
> Please re-install a copy of the above file.
> this is the message i get. It reboots if I hit any key,
> and goes to this message. How do I goe to a c promt so I
> can install this file?
> .
>
> I downloaded hal, made the 6 boot disk set. then
> tried 'copy a: hal.dll c: system32\hal.dll'
> It seemed to copy ok, but I still get the same message.
> How do I copy this file?