this is a new one for me... please help!

[Guest]

My hard drive died yesterday, so I went out and bought a new Seagate.
Besides the apparent 137Gb limitation I am facing due to an outdated BIOS
(once I get Windows running I plan to flash update), now I can't even get
Windows to install! The same disk I have used several times before is the
one I am using now. After the format process, it copies boot files and
reboots. Nothing unusual. But, after I reboot it tells me, "Windows could
not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>
\system32\hal.dll"

I am at a loss... please, any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[dev]

/Jayson H./ said:

My hard drive died yesterday, so I went out and bought a new Seagate.
Besides the apparent 137Gb limitation I am facing due to an outdated BIOS
(once I get Windows running I plan to flash update), now I can't even get
Windows to install! The same disk I have used several times before is the
one I am using now. After the format process, it copies boot files and
reboots. Nothing unusual. But, after I reboot it tells me, "Windows could
not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>
\system32\hal.dll"

Actually, this is an old one.^ Google for HAL.DLL and you will find
many helpful answers.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help. One site said the usual fixes would not work if you
have a dynamic drive overlay on your hard drive, such as a Seagate drive,
which I do. It suggested I remove it with the utility on the install disk,
but I have no idea what that even means.

Any ideas? Thanks again.