Missing hal.dll.., how to restart Windows XP?

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Somehow when reboot XP, an error "...Missing hal.dll, ..." in text screen, XP
could not startup.
How to restart Windows XP?
Need a reboot disk?
 
FD said:
Somehow when reboot XP, an error "...Missing hal.dll, ..." in text
screen, XP could not startup.
How to restart Windows XP?
Need a reboot disk?
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Credit the late MVP Alex Nichol - 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.

And yes, you'll need a real XP install cd unless your OEM included the
Recovery Console (some HP's do).

Malke
 
I am having this same issue...How do I get to this BIOS and make it boot CD
before Hard Disk? My computer doesn't boot up at all and I have tried
sticking the XP disk in and nothing happens...

Everything I've read about the missing or corrupt <windows
root>\system32\hal.dll seems to mention sticking the XP disk and
rebooting...That isn't working for me.
 
Mano said:
I am having this same issue...How do I get to this BIOS and make it
boot CD
before Hard Disk? My computer doesn't boot up at all and I have
tried sticking the XP disk in and nothing happens...

Everything I've read about the missing or corrupt <windows
root>\system32\hal.dll seems to mention sticking the XP disk and
rebooting...That isn't working for me.
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Next time start a new thread instead of inserting your question into
someone else's thread.

If your computer isn't even booting - getting past the POST - you don't
have operating system problems; you have hardware problems. See these
links for getting into the BIOS:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/biosp.htm
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm

Then if you need more help, please make a new post and include details
per this link:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
 
Malke said:
Credit the late MVP Alex Nichol - 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.
Click to expand...

Malke,

This issue seems to come up quite often, so I'm wondering what is it that
would "damage" this particular file so often? It's a hidden system file, so
someone would have to really go out of ones way to screw it up. I assume
that the o/s isn't writing to this file on its own initiative from time to
time. So why this problem to start with?

Cheers.


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