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Dana
Suddenly when I turn on my HP laptop, this message
appears: "Windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>system32
\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file.
My warranty does not cover it because it is software
related. The HP newsgroup said to boot from a retail XP
installation CD to repair without losing my files.
Naturally, I do not have such a disk because it's XP
(Home).
Is there any way I can download this file from my desktop
computer and get it onto my laptop? Or is there any way I
can obtain a temporary rebootable disk? Or must I use the
system recovery disks that came with the laptop, which I
understand will cause me to lose everything on the
computer?
TIA
appears: "Windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>system32
\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file.
My warranty does not cover it because it is software
related. The HP newsgroup said to boot from a retail XP
installation CD to repair without losing my files.
Naturally, I do not have such a disk because it's XP
(Home).
Is there any way I can download this file from my desktop
computer and get it onto my laptop? Or is there any way I
can obtain a temporary rebootable disk? Or must I use the
system recovery disks that came with the laptop, which I
understand will cause me to lose everything on the
computer?
TIA