Help! XP Home Restore then activation error

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KJ in Seattle

I recently had errors that my hal.dll was missing or corrupt - i booted to
safe mode, completed a restore to an earlier date. I can boot to normal mode
until after I log in - it says that I must activate windows to use it....When
I click okay - it goes to an IE screen that cannot find a connection. I know
I am connected to the internet. Any ideas? Trying not to reinstall XP.
Thanks!
 
If needed you can do a repair install rather than a fresh install. That way
you will not have to reinstall any apps.
 
Thanks for the quick response - in my research I found that and have been
thinking of it. I was able to get everything backed up to my external drive
through safe mode, but since the restore, I cannot even access safe mode
because of the activation message. I think I will try the repair install.
Thank you!
 
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