root>\system32\hal.dll

[Guest]

I posted this on Win 98 board by mistake, sorry.

My sons friends computer will not boot, and the message I get when trying is
that
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
I don't have his CD for Windows, but have a Quick Restore from my own for XP.
Any suggestions?

I was going to restore, but there are files that he wishes to keep. Is there
a way to get the files copied to CD from DOS?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll need to find your son's Windows XP CD
and perform a "repair install". Your "Quick Restore"
CD will not work on your son's computer.

How to Perform a Repair Install of Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I posted this on Win 98 board by mistake, sorry.
|
| My sons friends computer will not boot, and the message I get when trying is
| that
| 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
| I don't have his CD for Windows, but have a Quick Restore from my own for XP.
| Any suggestions?
|
| I was going to restore, but there are files that he wishes to keep. Is there
| a way to get the files copied to CD from DOS?
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| --
| milkman

 

[Maverick]

Carey,
You know as well as I do that "solution" may only fix the problems for
an indefinite period of time, if at all. The hall.dll seems to fall
under the same category as a corrupted HIVE.

The logical question to ask is this:

WHY?

Why are only SOME systems having the HIVE (Windows) "collapse" out of
the blue for no particular reason? Why are the systems that do this
ALWAYS cheap major OEM boxes? I have yet to run into a good custom
build with this problem. Why are all the supposed "solutions" posted
out there simply "patches". They don't address the real
problem/solution. For example: You turn on your computer and S.M.A.R.T
detects a bad HDD. OK, the HDD is bad. Replace and voila! it works.
This is more like "Hmmm you have this corrupted HIVE. We don't know why

or how it happened, but try this <copy, reformat, etc> and hope it
works. Also, hope it continues to work. Oh it broke again? Hmm don't
know?


I think MS, Dell, and the PC "superpowers" need to own up to this ...
or just keep covering it up until Vista is out


PS. A known "symptom" of a bad or failing hard drive is NOT a black
screen that says \SYSTEM or HIVE is corrupt!

 

[Rock]

I posted this on Win 98 board by mistake, sorry.

My sons friends computer will not boot, and the message I get when trying is
that
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
I don't have his CD for Windows, but have a Quick Restore from my own for XP.
Any suggestions?

I was going to restore, but there are files that he wishes to keep. Is there
a way to get the files copied to CD from DOS?

Go to Kelly's site at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm. Click
on "H" and scroll to Hal.dll is missing.

Error Message: Cannot Find \Windows\System32\hal.dll
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm

Also look at:

"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows could not start" error messages when you
start your computer or Windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupt: Windows\System32\Hal.dll
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330184

Error Message: Windows could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt
You may receive 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/?id=320252

 

[Maverick]

What exactly do you MVP's do besides "parrot" freely available
information?! Seriously! We can ALL get the same !@#$% thing from
Google without your help. LOL.

On the other hand , do you have any REAL SOLUTIONS to this currently
unsolved problem?! For example, what causes it? Is Dell/Compaq simply
making defective computers that won't run Windows properly?

 

[Plato]

What exactly do you MVP's do besides "parrot" freely available
information?! Seriously! We can ALL get the same !@#$% thing from

Mostly they sit at the beach in a hotspot with their laptop and watch
the babes walk by. It's a feature of being a MVP.

 

[Roberto]

Mostly they sit at the beach in a hotspot with their laptop and watch
the babes walk by. It's a feature of being a MVP.

ooh pls can I be one then , I'd like that ;-)

cheers
Roberto

 

[Rock]

What exactly do you MVP's do besides "parrot" freely available
information?! Seriously! We can ALL get the same !@#$% thing from
Google without your help. LOL.

On the other hand , do you have any REAL SOLUTIONS to this currently
unsolved problem?! For example, what causes it? Is Dell/Compaq simply
making defective computers that won't run Windows properly?

Then why did you post the question if you could get the solution yourself?

 

[Maverick]

I see reading isn't one of your strongpoints either! I didn't post the
question, dumbazz! Someone else did!

 

[Rock]

I see reading isn't one of your strongpoints either! I didn't post the
question, dumbazz! Someone else did!

Then why did you bother to post at all? Just to troll, eh? If you have
something of value to contribute by all means do so, otherwise crawl
back under your toad stool.