Error From Microsoft's Boot Disk #3 -"halaacpi.dll could not be loaded Error 7"

[Dale]

I partioned HD and installed Linux. Somehow Grub (from
Linux) overwrote the master boot record, so Windows XP
Home edition cannot be installed. I downloaded
Microsoft's boot disks for XP Home Edition Service Pack I
from the Internet using another computer. While reading
these disks (on my partioned computer), it stopped on the
3rd disk with the error message: "halaacpi.dll could not
be loaded Error 7". I tried it again, same message. I
recreated the boot disks and tried it again and it
stopped with the same message on the 3rd disk. Is this
an error with MS's download file? What can I do now? I
cannot access Windows at all neither can I install it.
How can I create a boot disk? Thank you in advance!

 

[anonymous]

the floppy might be bad - try another floppy when
recreating the 3rd disk.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick reply! Since the program requires
that each disk is reformatted first, I thought it was a
good disk. I'm using a different floppy this time while
recreating these disks.

 

[Harley Henderson [MSFT]]

Hello;

You should also be able to boot from your Windows XP CD and user the
recovery console to recover the Master Boot Record.

To enter the recovery console boot from your Windows XP CD.

At the main menu press R for recovery console.

You will then be prompted to pick which install you would like to work
with.

Type the number next to the install you wanted to work with.

It will then pormpt you for your administrator password.

Type this is.

Once you get to a command prompt type these two commands, and tell
each one yes you would like to continue.

FIXMBR
FIXBOOT

You can then type exit to reboot.

This should restore a standard Windows MBR, and boot sector to your
disks.


Best regards,

Harley Henderson MCSE 2000
Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
Windows Server Setup Support Team

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