Hi
Try the following link to MVP Kelly's web page:
"HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| Hi Jeff,
|
| I tried extracting a copy of Hal.dll from the XP CD but that didnt
| resolve the issue. I still got "Hal.dll missing" during Startup. The
| last resort was to reinstall the Operating System. The Hard drive was
| tested and there were no problems.
|
| Anand Narayanan
| (e-mail address removed)
| AIM ID: XECUTORS
|
|
|
| > Sounds like your hard drive is corrupt. I had a similar
| > problem and had to get it replaced.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > >-----Original Message-----
| > >Windows could not start because file "Windows
| > root>system32\hal.dll " is missing or corrupt.
| > >
| > >tks for your time, consideration, and reply
| > >.
| > >
