setup is being restarted

[Guest]

Hi all,

I had trouble try to repair my Windows XP pro.

Yesterday, I had the problem with my comp. It just hung
while I was trying to turn it off.

Then, I tried to restart the machine, and it said the file
hal.dll is missing or corrupted. So.. I copied this file
from another machine and put to system32 folder, and it
still couldn't boot.

So, I decided to use the CD to re-install using repair mode.

Then, the machine can boot. However, after the black screen
with XP logo, it went to blue screen with the words "setup
is being restarted..." then restarted again and again..

What does this mean?? and how to fix this thing? and what
is the hal.dll file for??


sorry for a bunch of questions. Thanks a million guys...

 

[Guest]

Install xp cd,restart computer or shut-down,then boot to cd,recovery
press enter for password,at cmd screen type:CHKDSK C: /
When its thru,type:EXIT

 

[Guest]

In my experience, before starting the recovery disk, have to change the BIOS to start p
from CD. After files are copied, reboot to BIOS, change to hdd 0 (in my pc) so that
Windows can finish installing itself

It's a pain, pia

Peace