windows no start, file missing/corrupt, windows route 4\system32\hal.dll

[MR.KEWL1]

windows could not start cause the following file is
missing or corrupt
windows route 4\system32\hal.dll.
please reinstall a copy of the above file

This is what I see when I turn on the computer, I have
tried to boot from Windows XP CD, run recovery console,
and have tried every advanced menu options including safe
mode command prompt. It keeps giving me this same error.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings --

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

 

[Alex Nichol]

windows could not start cause the following file is
missing or corrupt
windows route 4\system32\hal.dll.
please reinstall a copy of the above file

This indicates a damaged boot.ini file, so the boot is looking in the
wrong place for Windows components - hal.dll just happens to the the
first it looks for.

Boot the CD to recovery mode, and give
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

and it will find the system and make a new file.

This does not of course guarantee that there is not more trouble further
down the line, I'm afraid

 

[Drew]

Boot the CD to recovery mode, and give
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

and it will find the system and make a new file.
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Can you explain how to " Boot to Recovery mode" ?
and where do you enter "ATTRIB -H -R ..............etc."?

TIA

drew