Re: Windows can not load

Thanks, but I guess what I'm asking is how to do that exactly. When I load
the disk it doesn't read. Is there a certain key sequence that I need to use
to use the restoration disk?

"Dixonian69" wrote:

> John B told you what to do if you don't have a floppy drive (in his last
> sentence).
> "If you don't have a floppy drive, then you may have to restore your system
> from scratch using your restoration disk."
>
> Other option, buy a floppy drive and put in computer, if you have room
> inside your computer.
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> --
> Dennis S.
> I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.
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> "Mandy" wrote:
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> > Thanks a lot. I don't have a floppy drive so what would I have to do then? Or
> > does it give directions on the website?
> >
> > "John Barnett MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Visit my website http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
> > > button and take a look at quesion 36. Now you need to use the recovery
> > > console which you don't have (this is not available on restoration disks). A
> > > way around the problem is to download the 6 Windows XP setup floppy disks
> > > and use this to install recovery console. You can download these from
> > > www.bootdisk.com. Make sure you download the correct disks for your
> > > operating system - either XP Home or XP Pro. If you don't have a floppy
> > > drive, then you may have to restore your sysetm from scratch using your
> > > restoration disk.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Barnett MVP
> > > Associate Expert
> > > http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mandy" <Mandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:5B530D5E-4C2C-4B96-8819-1C784BECD1BE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > When I start my computer I get an error message that says that windows
> > > > could
> > > > not start because the following files are missing or corrupt
> > > > windows root system 32hal.dll.
> > > > Please re-install a copy of the above file.
> > > > I have a restoration disk but don't know what else to do.
> > > > Any help would be appreciated!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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