Re: XP Home SP2 Nightmare

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From: Stephen Harris (Stephen_P_Harris_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:57:21 -0700

You'll probably need to expand the file from the CD.
Type this command:
expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ (substitute "d" for the letter of your CD drive)
c:\windows\system32\hal.dll.
Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD.
Once the file is expanded exit the Recovery Console and restart the
computer.

If that don't work, see these links for further information:-

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184
"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You
Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b320252
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing
or Corrupt...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b307654
How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware
Configuration Problem

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298898
How to Determine the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) That Is Used in
Windows XP

"Lanman" <Lanman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C168255E-7FD0-4B26-881A-63B44F2D7D42@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Mate, you probably gonna have to re format your hdd. Use a boot
> floppy
> and use fdisk /mbr to remove the HAL from SP2 that is located in the
> Master
> Boot Record. Then format the drive and re install xp WITHOUT SP2, install
> SP1
> and the 30 or so patches for that, works fine.
> BTW,, my Dell "blew chunks" after SP2 also, this was the only way I could
> get it going again.
>
> "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:
>
>> safe mode....
>>

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