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    Windows wont boot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by NOSintake, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. NOSintake

    NOSintake Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    ok, so i was sitting there on my computer, then i turned it off. then i decided i needed it again, so i turned it back on, and now it wont boot. it says "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. please reinstall a copy of the above file"

    well, i cant installed a copy because it wont start up windows. it wont even start in safe mode. what happened to my computer? how do i fix this? i tried repairing my partition, but i dont know what to do. its all in DOS, which i dont remember how to work

    please help me. this laptop isnt even 2 weeks old, and ive already had more problems with it, than my 2 year old desktop
     
    NOSintake, Jun 29, 2006
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  2. Gambit

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    I came across this ( http://pcsupport.about.com/od/pcrepair/a/missinghal_dll.htm):

    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.

    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.

    I hope this helps.
     
    Gambit, Jun 29, 2006
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  3. vassil_98

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  4. NOSintake

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    didnt work. looks like i gotta reinstall windows
     
    NOSintake, Jun 29, 2006
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    Did you happen to improperly shut down windows? That causes that often enough.
     
    Daetlus, Jun 30, 2006
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    NOSintake, Jun 30, 2006
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