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| Thread ID: 98149 | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | "windows root\system 32\hal.dll" and Windows CD doesn't help | MovieTall1 (14704) | Press F1 |
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| 756047 | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | I received the above error message a couple of days ago, and have been googleing trying to find an answer for this. After rebooting, the message keeps coming up. I went to the BIOS and set the first boot to CDROM. I have used my Windows XP CD and it runs, but nothing on the screen happens. I have tried F8, F10, and am at my wits end. I have lots of files on my computer that I can't lose. Please help me. I am new to this, so please don't get too technical. Thank you. | MovieTall1 (14704) | ||
| 756048 | 2009-03-13 18:46:00 | Try this (support.microsoft.com) if you haven't yet | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 756049 | 2009-03-13 19:17:00 | If you have "lots of files you can't lose", you will now see the necessity of having a backup regime to protect them. Do you use system restore? | Bryan (147) | ||
| 756050 | 2009-03-13 19:30:00 | Welcome to PF1:) Try the instructions listed here: www.kellys-korner-xp.com MovieTall, if you can, remove the hard drive from this PC, and slave it to another PC. Then, expand the hal.dll file from your Windows XP cd to <windowsroot>\system32 on the hard drive. expand X:\i386\hal.dl_ M:\windows\system32\hal.dll Replace X with drive letter of DVD drive on working PC, and M with the drive letter of hard drive of non-working PC. HTH Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 756051 | 2009-03-13 20:34:00 | I think that the original poster failed to supply the full error message like missing or corrupt. But of course I can be wrong. Recover XP System batch file md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak delete c:\windows\system32\config\system delete c:\windows\system32\config\software delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam delete c:\windows\system32\config\security delete c:\windows\system32\config\default copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 756052 | 2009-03-13 23:27:00 | So to confirm,the xp cd does boot-you get a blue screen,but what then? I think a 'repair' would be the simplest way to fix this if possible. And yes, otherwise itl be slave drive/live linux time - to copy off important files. |
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