Windows 200 install OK - XP still has hal.dll error

[JasonA]

I installed Windows XP onto my primary (C) partition - OK. So why does XP
generate the hal.dll error when I try to install on C:?

 

[JasonA]

Correction:

I installed Windows 2000 onto my primary (C) partition - OK. So why does XP
generate the hal.dll error when I try to install on C:?

 

[Ron Sommer]

You have Windows 2000 on C.
Are you trying to upgrade to XP on C?
Or are you trying to dual boot by installing XP to D?

 

[JasonA]

Trying to re-install XP on C:
(XP on D: - D: has low disk space)
Installed 2000 on C: to see if that would generate an error - it installed
fine. So why was XP installation failing with an error?

 

[Ron Sommer]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340/en-us
Did you remove 2000 before trying to install XP to C?

 

[JasonA]

XP on C wasn't installed at that time.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340/en-us
Did you remove 2000 before trying to install XP to C?

 

[JasonA]

I tried ACPI multiprocessor - that didn't work

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340/en-us
Did you remove 2000 before trying to install XP to C?

 

[Ron Sommer]

XP on D.
Tried to install XP to C.
Was XP still on D?

XP wouldn't install to C.
Installed Win 2000 to C.
Tried to install XP to C.
Was Win 2000 still on C?

 

[JasonA]

XP on D.
Tried to install XP to C.
Was XP still on D? Yes - It's the only OS I can use!

XP wouldn't install to C.
Installed Win 2000 to C.
Tried to install XP to C.
Was Win 2000 still on C? after trying over 3 times without it instaleld -

I have left it on C for the moment.I've used Horen's Boot CD to re-size the partitions - looks like I'll have
to move every thing from C to D (documents and other saved files) so I can
repartition and format the C drive.