missing or corrupt.....hal.dll...please reinstall...

[Guest]

I have a workstation running XP Pro that displays the following error message.

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.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320252#kb2 does
not help.

I did get the machine to at least prompt me for OS choice, yet Windows 2000
Professional was the only OS option listed.......

 

[Guest]

Try tapping the F8 key on starting computer,select at info page,safe mode,
open xp as administrator,open administrator tools in control panel,event
viewer,get more details.You could also,boot to xp cd,select install xp at
info
screen,repair this copy,you only loose xp updates.

 

[Lunaray]

I just had this exact same problem, and I was so frustrated with all the
other problems I've been having of late, that I finally formatted my C drive
and reinstalled the OS. I'm on the road to recovery now!

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Visit my web site http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
button and take a look at question 36 to see if that helps.

 

[Guest]

Thank you. I have already performed these steps.
Now the computer prompts me for an OS, I choose XP Pro and it then prompts
me to choose how it starts Windows(Safe Mode options)

If I choose Safe Mode it locks after loading mup.sys