- window will not start
- Posted by BC23 on January 14th, 2006
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
- Posted by beb on January 14th, 2006
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...b;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.
"BC23" <BC23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A509B480-4342-4F0D-A2CA-3584744CD92B@microsoft.com...
>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
- Posted by BC23 on January 14th, 2006
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?.
> 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...b;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.
> "BC23" <BC23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A509B480-4342-4F0D-A2CA-3584744CD92B@microsoft.com...
> >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
>
>
>
- Posted by beb on January 14th, 2006
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"BC23" <BC23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD2BFC56-F42F-456F-A7E3-D57DE31B902B@microsoft.com...
> 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?.
>
>
>> 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...b;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.
>> "BC23" <BC23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A509B480-4342-4F0D-A2CA-3584744CD92B@microsoft.com...
>> >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
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by Ken Blake, MVP on January 14th, 2006
BC23 wrote:
> 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)
Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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