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corrupt file <Windows root>\system32\hal.dil. windows could not start because the following is missing or corrupt

#1 Jacob Thegreat

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Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:00 AM

I have a dell computer wich runs on windows xp. my computer now displays a page that states that <Windows root>\system32\hal.dil. is missing or corrupt. i no longer have the installition disk or a utility disk. i would like to remove or fix windows xp so i can install my newly aquired window windows 7. if anyone has a idea on how to fix this please reply...

#2 Ztruker

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 06:14 PM

You said "i would like to remove or fix windows xp so i can install my newly aquired window windows 7".

If you want to install Windows 7 go ahead. Why bother messing with XP? You will need to do a Clean Install which means formatting the install partition as you cannot upgrade from XP to Win 7.

See here for instructions: How to Do a Clean Installation with Windows 7

Note that doing this will wipe out all data on the install partition so be sure you have anything you need backed up first.

#3 123Runner

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Posted 23 December 2011 - 07:02 AM

Another thought on this is how old your computer is?
Will it be able to handle windows 7?

#4 Jacob Thegreat

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 11:12 PM

My computer is a dell dimension 3000. with a intel pentium 4, 2.8-3.2 ghz. 800 mhz externally 1 gb hard drive.
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#5 Ztruker

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Posted 29 December 2011 - 05:44 PM

Run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

#6 Jacob Thegreat

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 08:24 AM

I can not run the operating system with the the error. There for i have no way to download or run this file.

#7 Ztruker

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 05:08 PM

Ah, forgot about that, sorry. the Dimension 3000 in not listed in Dell's Windows 7 Compatible list, but then neither is my Precision 370 which runs Windows 7 Pro X64 perfectly. I did buy a new video card for it so I could have full Aero support and bumped the ram to 4GB.

Sounds like your processor and hard drive are okay, how much ram do you have?

#8 Jayant-Geek

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 02:18 AM

Sir....I have the same problem in my own pc....whats the solution.... please help...

#9 Ztruker

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 08:41 PM

Please start a new thread and describe your problem completely.

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