Hi Danny
I was going to do the same thing when I saw this warning in Microsoft's KB
Article 237556 :
WARNING: Note that you should not attempt to change from an ACPI HAL to a
standard HAL or from a standard HAL to a ACPI HAL under any circumstances.
Doing so will result in your computer not starting properly or at all. This
occurs because the Plug and Play device tree that would be currently loaded
is for ACPI, and it does not get reconstructed or revert to a standard HAL
Plug and Play device tree. Because of this (the device tree structures being
drastically different), the system is unaware of any hardware changes after
the computer restarts to include the location of the boot device. Microsoft
does not recommend or support this procedure as it will result in data loss.
Good luck if you decide to do it this way. Please post your results.
