Re: I'm REALLY in trouble now!

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You should read this article:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Regarding the missing file -

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


"Lunaray" <yarNOT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:11eu5sskd3iau71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
My problem history:

I have an older Dell laptop that came loaded with Win'98SE, I upgraded it to WinMe and recently, I've been trying to install a wireless adapter, with absolutely no luck! After talking to Linksys and bouncing several posts around Newsgroups, I felt that the Linksys adapter was probably defective, so today I purchased a different brand (Motorola) and I ran into problems with it too (Missing .dll files, mostly)! So I figured that there must be something wrong with my OS, so I bought a WinXP upgrade and tried to upgrade my OS, but ran into another missing file! Being very frustrated, I decided hell with it, I'm going to choose "New Install" and start fresh, NOT!! The installation got as far as copying new files & folders, but when it rebooted itself, I got the following error:

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\System32\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file."

What do I do now? I can't even boot into a Command Prompt and copy the file, 'course I don't know how to do that anyway!!

Can someone help?

Thank you,
Ray


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