Hi Kelsey,
"The following file is missing or corrupt <windows root>system32\hal.dll Please re-install a copy of the above file"
My son is running the same operating system XP Pro so I copied the above .cab file from his computer onto a floppy, but I can't figure out how to load it onto my system. I still need to XP disc to boot the computer, I choose repair installation "R" and end up in a dos page C:\windows
Let me be the eternal optimist here :grin:...try and boot the computer with the XP CD; however, this time,
Please DO NOT give it
any keyboard instructions, meaning just let it continue on its merry way, and hopefully this time you will get to the Desktop.
Once at the Desktop, open
My Computer >
Tools >
Folder Options >
View.
In here you will need to tick the bullet (under the sub-category Hidden Files and Folders)
Show Hiddens Files and Folders > (if prompted say
YES) > scroll down to the box
Hide protected operating System Files (recommended) and
Untick it >
Yes >
Ok.
Now,
Right Click on the
C: Drive >
Explore...navigate to
WINDOWS click on the
+ sign >
system32 >
open >scroll down to see if the
hal.dll is there. (Don't worry if it isn't there)..Close out of the
system32 folder, and all the others until you are back to
My Computer.
Insert the floppy with the
hal.dll on it into the
A: Drive >
Right Click the
A: Drive Icon >
Open.
In this window highlight the
hal.dll file, and on the
left it will have
copy this file > highlight it; then, navigate to here...
C:\WINDOWS\system32 >
Copy . say
Yes to overwrite/replace the file >
ok.
Remove the floppy, close all open windows, back to the Desktop; then, reboot the computer.
Cross your fingers..Hopefully it will start behaving itself. :grin:
Post back with the result, and if successful, we can then work on rectifying those extra boot entries.
(You might still need to boot it with the CD, but don't worry, as we can 'remove' the extra entries from within Windows when it is running.)
EDIT: If you are confronted with that list of boot options, (mentioned in Post #4), select the
First one and see what happens.
Kind Regards,