window will not start

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I get a message that windows wonst start due to missing or corrupt file.

<Windows root>\system 32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

1) I do not know how to do this
2) Do I need to use the recovery disks (whcih I cannot find)

I'm clueless and need help
 
1.. Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
2.. When you receive the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a
key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.
3.. When you receive the "Welcome to Setup" message, press R to start the
Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314058
4.. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the
installation of Windows you want to repair, typically this will be #1.
5.. At the command prompt type: expand d:\i386\hal.dl_
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll. (where d: is the drive letter of your CD and
c:\windows is the location for your Windows installation folder.) If
prompted for permission to overwrite an existing version of the hal.dll file
select yes.
6.. Once you have expanded the file type "exit" to exit the Recovery
Console and restart the computer.
 
beb:
thanks for the insight. I'll give it a try. but I cannot find the
windows xp disk. Since Ihave a compaq, it appears there wasn't a disk in the
materials i got when i boaght the pc. would xp be on the system recovery
disks i made?.
 
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