hal.dll file corrupt

[Guest]

Hi,If somebody can tell me how to repair this file.When I turn on my compu an
error message"windows XP can't start because (windows root)system32\hal.dll
is missing or corrupt please reinstall the file" or something like that.
Anybody please help
Thanks in advance

 

[JS]

Suggested sites:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_repair_a_missing_or_cor.htm
and: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm
and: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/pcrepair/a/missinghal_dll.htm

JS

 

[Malke]

Hi,If somebody can tell me how to repair this file.When I turn on my compu
an error message"windows XP can't start because (windows
root)system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt please reinstall the file" or
something like that. Anybody please help
Thanks in advance

From MVP Alex Nichol:

WINDOWS COULD NOT FIND START BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING FILE IS MISSING OR
CORRUPT WINDOWS ROOT>\SYSTEM32\hal.dll

That message is rather misleading. It happens because the boot.ini file
that tells the boot where to look for 'Windows' is damaged, so it is
looking for files in the wrong place - hal.dll just happens to be the first
one it looks for. Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD
and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any
password requested is blank, and TAB over.

Use
Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
to delete the bad one
BootCfg /Rebuild

to search for Windows installations and make a new one.

Malke

 

[Guest]

Hey thank you for your help.I did everything you said ,now my compu is back
to normal.
Thanks a lot

 

[Malke]

Hey thank you for your help.I did everything you said ,now my compu is
back to normal.

Super! I'm happy to have helped. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke