Re: unable to create file hal.dll

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:51:15 -0500

Hi Harold,

By creating a boot floppy with those files, you are still relying on the
system files to load the machine. Since the registry and hal are already
corrupt, that ain't gonna work. You need to use the 6 floppy boot disk set
which is a stand-alone minimal version of the XP Recovery Console that will
work outside of the installed system.

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot%20floppy 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Harold E. Schumacher, Jr." <HaroldESchumacherJr@discussions.microsoft.com> 
wrote in message news:25CE70A9-D886-4A98-8B5B-2689ED5CD1CA@microsoft.com...
> Please note that when I try to boot straight from the hard drive I get the
> "windows\system32\config\system" message but when I try to boot with a
> floppy, I get the "hal.dll" message.  Is the "HAL" problem causing the
> "windows\system32\config\system" message?
>
> I followed the instructions as noted below but the recovery console came
> back with this message:  "Unable to create file hal.dll  0 file<s> 
> expanded".
>
> What should I do now?
>
>
> 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
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Harold E. Schumacher, Jr." <Harold E. Schumacher,
> Jr.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A8254216-40A5-4CB6-976C-EC165F59485C@microsoft.com...
>>I have a WinXP computer that won't boot. The message I get is this:
>>"Windows
>> could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
>> windows\system32\config\system" and then it proceeds to tell me to go to
>> the
>> Recovery Console. Yet when I use a bootable floppy (with basics for
>> booting---boot.ini, ntdetect.com, ntldr), I get a different error 
>> message:
>> "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or 
>> corrupt:
>> <windows root>\system32\hal.dll".
>> My question is, which file is truly causing the problem and how can I fix
>> it
>> without destroying all of my data on that drive?
>>
>
>
>
>

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