Re: upgrade to XP from 2000 and now i get error message

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that sounds good steve but i cannot do anything as when i try to load 2000 it
tells me that i am missing the file <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. if i
knew how to either bypass or reinstall this file then i would be able to load
windows and reinstall this missing or corrupt file, I think it has 128 mb of
RAM, well system memory if that is RAM. please please tell me a way round it

"Steve N." wrote:

> Osirus wrote:
>
> > I am not too sure, i know it is running on a pentium III at 500 MHz with 3
> > hard drives, two are about 3 gig and 1 is about half a gig, it is a Dell
> > latitude CSx H500XT on bios revision A08. hope this is enough info for you to
> > be able to help me.
>
> Insufficient disk space to do an upgrade and barely sufficient for a
> clean install of XP. I suggest you do a repair install of Win2K and put
> your XP on something else.
>
> Steve
>
> >
> > "T. Waters" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Osirus wrote:
> >>
> >>>I have just tried to upgrade to XP from 2000 on a pretty old laptop.
> >>>I ran a compatability test and its said every thing was ok. once i
> >>>had started the installation it told me that there wasnt enough
> >>>memory to complete the installation and now when i try to reboot i
> >>>get an error message sying that the file <windows
> >>>root>\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt and to reinstall it, but
> >>>i cant get into anywhere to reinstall it, i can get in to setup but
> >>>that is about all. can someone please advise me what to do? Thanks
> >>
> >>Let us know the specs of your "pretty old laptop."
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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