missing/corrupt file hal.dll

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lorne

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if any one knows anything about this hal.dll file. My
friends computer stopped working (all by it self, he claims) and when he
boots up he gets the message that the hal.dll file is corrupted or missing
and the computer will not boot past that point. Safe mode doesn't work
either.

can anyone tell me how this file could get damaged? he runs avg free and
spybot daily with checking for updates. Could it have been a virus? or
hardware failure?

I hooked up the hard drive to another computer to do his backup but the
drive seems to be unreadable.

Any suggestions/comments?
 
Hi,

HAL=Hardware Abstraction Layer

How to Move a Windows XP Installation to Different Hardware
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBJ/tip4800/rh4839.htm

Situations in Which Windows May Not Start in Safe Mode
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q199175

How to Troubleshoot Hardware Abstraction Layer Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q237556

More information and a workaround here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm#xp_hall.dll

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lorne said:
I was wondering if any one knows anything about this hal.dll file. My
friends computer stopped working (all by it self, he claims) and when he
boots up he gets the message that the hal.dll file is corrupted or missing
and the computer will not boot past that point. Safe mode doesn't work
either.
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That message is rather misleading. It happens because the boot.ini file
that tells the boot where to look for 'Windows' is damaged, so it is
looking for files in the wrong place - hal.dll just happens to be the
first one it looks for.

Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead
of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password
requested is blank, and TAB over.

Use
Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot,ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
to delete the bad one
BootCfg /Rebuild

to search for Windows installations and make a new one
 
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