Re: WinXP doesn't boot anymore - hal.dll missing or corrupted

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:39:14 +0100

Hi

Please try the following link to Kelly's web page:

"HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm 

-- 
Will Denny
MVP - Windows Shell/User
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"Peter Reiter" <reiterpeter@hotmail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message 
news:415ae2ba$0$33774$91cee783@newsreader01.highway.telekom.at...
> Hi
>
> Today i installed Mandrake 10.1 Community Edition (Linux), after a 
> dissapointment i wanted to boot WinXP again (i installed Linux on a 
> seperate partition), and now WinXP isn't working
> I get this error:
> Windows could not be startet, because the following file is missing or 
> corrupted:
> <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
> (translated from German by me)
>
> How can i repair windows?
> i don't know very much about the Windows XP Repair Console, i tried it 
> tough, but i didn't have enough rights
>
> Then i tried to install a blank WinXP on another partition, but now this 
> is happening again, after the first reboot during the setup
>
> can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>

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