Sndvol32.exe file missing

[Tech help messed up my laptop]

hello, I have windows xp on my laptop(sony vaio).
I have been getting no sound as of yesterday and when I go into the sound
control area everything is gray. When I go into the control panel and into
sound it gives me an error message that says sndvol32.exe file missing go
into add/remove programs... so I went to the tech help and was told to do a
recovery by shutting down my computer and pressing F10. When the computer
came back up I did just that and now it says NTLDR is missing to press
CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart, which I have many times and it does restart but it
goes back to that NTLDR is missing. I am now on my desktop which has vista so
I cannot access the live help. Does anyone have an answer to my problem?

 

[nass]

hello, I have windows xp on my laptop(sony vaio).
I have been getting no sound as of yesterday and when I go into the sound
control area everything is gray. When I go into the control panel and into
sound it gives me an error message that says sndvol32.exe file missing go
into add/remove programs... so I went to the tech help and was told to do a
recovery by shutting down my computer and pressing F10. When the computer
came back up I did just that and now it says NTLDR is missing to press
CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart, which I have many times and it does restart but it
goes back to that NTLDR is missing. I am now on my desktop which has vista so
I cannot access the live help. Does anyone have an answer to my problem?

"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows could not start" error messages when you
start your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184

Try to rebuild the boot.ini by doing this command line:

Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
to remove the bad boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

Make sure the HDD is okay by running a test for it, download the diagnostic
tools from the HDD manufacturer website.

Error Message: Cannot Find \Windows\System32\hal.dll
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm
"HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm

How Do I Repair A Missing Or Corrupt HAL.DLL
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_repair_a_missing_or_cor.htm

repair install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
steps:
Boot up with your CD in the CD ROM and when you presented with Windows Setup
Options:
1- Install Windows
2- Repair existing copy
3- Quit
Select 2 by Pressing R on your keyboard, on the Command Prompt type:
C:\Windows>CD.. Hit [Enter..] on your Keyboard
on the new Prompt type this:
C:\>
copy X:\i386\ntldr c:\ where X is the Drive Letter for your CD-Rom
copy X:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ " " "
Please type one at a time click/Hit [Enter..]
You may need to rebuild your Boot.ini type this on the Prompt:
C:\>Boot.ini click Enter and you will see your Boot.ini you can Edit it or
if was intact leave as is, the boot.ini will look like this, be aware this
for XP Home so if you have XP pro:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
You will get Boot Indentifier: Enter this " Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"
Boot Loader: Enter this" /fastdetect"
When you finished type: reboot
HTH,
nass