Stupid <windows root>\system32\hal.dll.

tidyboy21

tidyboy21

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Hi all, i seriously need help!!! I turned on my laptop this morning and all i can see is - windosw was unable to start as the following file is missing or corrupt - <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. reinstall a copy of this file.

Does anyone have any ideas (bare in mind my laptop does not have a floppy drive)

Many thanks
 
put in your restore or bootable XP disk and try to repair your installation, it will be an option before formatting and reinstalling, it will say something like "press r to repair an existing windows installation" or something like that
 
cheers Dragon, this mite seem like a stupid question to you but how do i use/ create a coomand line to copy the new file over to system32?:confused:
 
depending on the letter of your CD drive (referred to as X in my example)

Code: 
move X:\hal.dll C:\Windows\System32 /-Y
basically, you start with move, which says what your doing, then you enter the location of the object you want to move, then you enter the destination of that object. The /-Y bit at the end means it will prompt you if you want to overwrite an existing file, i put that there in case the old hal.dll is actually there but s just corrupt.

Give it a try and then post back

*EDIT* - oh yeh, i never told you how to actually get into the command line. As soon as you turn the PC/Laptop on, continuosly tap F8, whe you get a menu come up, select the option to use command prompt, or command line.

dragon2309 :D
 
cheers, i get that bit but where do i type the command line? no options to type in, if i hit any key it just restarts. or do i use a wordpad doc for this?
 
the only option i get with command prompt is (safe mode with command prompt) as soon as i select this gust gives me one option which is - select the os to start.
 
maybe if you burned a linux live cd, such a slax, booted with that and put the hal.dll file onto a pen drive and copied it over through linux.
That should be easier for you, and you don't have to figure out command prompt

as for command prompt i have no ideas
 
did you read and try post #2

if you want to get into prompt just use a boot floppy disk.
http://www.bootdisk.com/
take out all cd's, and ensure you set the boot order in bios to boot from floppy first.

Do you have a floppy,
Do you know how to get into bios
Do you have an original version of windows xp

Bear with us tidyboy21, and we will get this sorted
 
lee101 said:
in post #1 tidyboy21 said he didn't have a floppy, so a floppy boot disk is out of the question
Click to expand...
thanks lee101, missed that one (although its still an option through $5 external ;) )
well the link i posted offers boot cd images as well.
 
All fixed. Got a HDD converter cable from ebay for £2, popped the laptop hdd in my desktop and coppied the hal.dll from desktop to laptop hdd. Cheers all.
 
can you go into safe mode? that way would work too. Usually safemode will load even if it is past the point of no return, lol, but im not sure what that dll is used for.
 
sorry to grag up an old thread, but i keep getting tonnes (about 5 a day average) of 404 auto emails (not found errors) generated by my server... and this page is the refering URL, the only thing i linked to is the file "hal.dll" on my server, i checked it and it seems i deleted it from ym server, needless to say its back on there, so sorry to anyone who went to download it but couldnt. Its back up there now, have fun

http://www.simplytrue.co.uk/hal.dll

there ya go

dragon
 
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