Laptop booting failure

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:08 PM

Hi, I have a Tiny green320 laptop. The problem is when I start it up the normal dos stuff comes up (checking bios, auto detecting pri master..ide hard disk etc.) then the amibios system configuration comes up followed by boot failure. last night I had MS word on when it the laptop started a configuration program which I cancelled

Is there a reset or a way to revert back to a past time through dos or any programs I can place on to get windows to boot up again.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Madcatz · 08-26-2008, 03:19 PM

is that all it says for the error message is "Boot Failure" ?

or is there more like a missing or corrupted file? also what operating system is it? windows xp, vista, 98, linux?

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:22 PM

That is all it says boot failure in bottom left and then a black screen.
I thought I put the op system down,
Windows xp
Cheers

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:24 PM

I am thinking that it has something to do with the configuration or update that popped up last night that I cancelled as it worked properly before that happened but it was also hot after I had turned it off.

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:30 PM

or is there a reset button anywhere on laptops to revert back to factory settings??

Cheers

Madcatz · 08-26-2008, 03:30 PM

hmmm, canceling or shutting down while its in the process of updating can corrupt the operating system and cause it to no longer boot.

As for repairing it and getting it to boot again, using dos or the windows recovery console is one way, but I strongly recommend not doing, as its very time consuming and difficult. One more easy way is if you have a windows disc that is the exact same version of windows (example : xp pro, you need a xp pro disc, xp home - xp home disc) you can do a repair install which will probably fix it.

Or you'll just have to use the recovery discs that came with the computer, but that will delete everything you have put on it.

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:33 PM

ok, Thanks for your time will try the backup disks now.

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 03:37 PM

hold on mate just had the laptop on while I have been writing this and now a message has come on that I had not seen before, It says

"Windows could not start because of the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file"

Can you tell me how I can find and just install this file please.

**TriggerFinger** · 08-26-2008, 04:32 PM

Try the resolution steps here:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...singhaldll.htm

floyd502 · 08-26-2008, 04:45 PM

Can anyone tell me as I have the file "hal.dll" on disk and now want to place that onto the laptop from dos. is there any way that I can do this as every other solution comes to a dead end. I have the above file on both disc and mem. stick but need to get into dos and the laptop wont let me enter dos.

08-26-2008, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Laptop booting failure Hi, I have a Tiny green320 laptop. The problem is when I start it up the normal dos stuff comes up (checking bios, auto detecting pri master..ide hard disk etc.) then the amibios system configuration comes up followed by boot failure. last night I had MS word on when it the laptop started a configuration program which I cancelled Is there a reset or a way to revert back to a past time through dos or any programs I can place on to get windows to boot up again. Thanks in advance for any help.

08-26-2008, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Laptop booting failure is that all it says for the error message is "Boot Failure" ? or is there more like a missing or corrupted file? also what operating system is it? windows xp, vista, 98, linux?

08-26-2008, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure That is all it says boot failure in bottom left and then a black screen. I thought I put the op system down, Windows xp Cheers

08-26-2008, 03:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure I am thinking that it has something to do with the configuration or update that popped up last night that I cancelled as it worked properly before that happened but it was also hot after I had turned it off.

08-26-2008, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure or is there a reset button anywhere on laptops to revert back to factory settings?? Cheers

08-26-2008, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Laptop booting failure hmmm, canceling or shutting down while its in the process of updating can corrupt the operating system and cause it to no longer boot. As for repairing it and getting it to boot again, using dos or the windows recovery console is one way, but I strongly recommend not doing, as its very time consuming and difficult. One more easy way is if you have a windows disc that is the exact same version of windows (example : xp pro, you need a xp pro disc, xp home - xp home disc) you can do a repair install which will probably fix it. Or you'll just have to use the recovery discs that came with the computer, but that will delete everything you have put on it.

08-26-2008, 03:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure ok, Thanks for your time will try the backup disks now.

08-26-2008, 03:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure hold on mate just had the laptop on while I have been writing this and now a message has come on that I had not seen before, It says "Windows could not start because of the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file" Can you tell me how I can find and just install this file please.

08-26-2008, 04:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop booting failure Try the resolution steps here: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findby...singhaldll.htm __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

08-26-2008, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Laptop booting failure Can anyone tell me as I have the file "hal.dll" on disk and now want to place that onto the laptop from dos. is there any way that I can do this as every other solution comes to a dead end. I have the above file on both disc and mem. stick but need to get into dos and the laptop wont let me enter dos.