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file missing

Started by leleux79 , Jun 27 2005 11:29 AM

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leleux79

Posted 27 June 2005 - 11:29 AM

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after installing xp on new hard deive I get windows root\system32.hal.dll missing or corrupt. what do I need to do

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Murray S.

Posted 27 June 2005 - 11:44 AM

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Howdy and welcome to G2G:

This might simply be the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive that is misconfigured.

Here's what to do:

Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
At the first R=Repair option, press the R key
Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair.
Typically this will be #1
Type bootcfg /list to show the current entries in the BOOT.INI file
Type bootcfg /rebuild to repair it
Take out the CD ROM and type exit

If that doesn't work, take a look at THESE FIXES

Murray