hal.dll missing - boot.ini query

[rooster]

My boot.ini looks like this:

[boot loader]
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
timeout=30

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

The short of it is: I have a problem with an eMachines T28933 OEM that
causes the following message: “<windows root> system32\hal.dll is missing”.

This message only occurs when I try to boot XP-Home from Startup Splash
Screen or when I try to boot into Safe Mode. If I don’t touch anything,
XP loads OK.

At this stage, I’m given to understand from the following that there is
a problem with this eMachines <boot.ini>
“The cause of this issue is the Boot.ini file is pointing to the
C:\WINNT folder, but Windows XP was installed in the C:\WINDOWS folder.”

I was advised to d/l “Fixlet # 6” from BigFix. Suffice it to say, I
can’t find a reference to Fixlet # 6 anywhere on their site or on the
downloaded program.

Does anyone have any idea how I can proceed to solve this?

rooster
boundary bay, bc

Windows XP-Home (OEM emachines T2893)
Firefox (1.5.0.4) (Default)
Thunderbird (1.5.0.4) (Default)
*IE/OE SP2,
*Netscape,
*Opera
Ad-Aware SE Personal v 1.06
Spybot S&D 1.4
SpywareBlaster v3.4
WinPatrol
AVG Free Edition 7.1.394
Ewido 4.0
Kerio Personal 2.1.4

 

[S.Sengupta]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]