Re: Windows could not start because of error in software...

If this is a HAL issue, press F5 after booting to the CD:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216251/en-us

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

<jack.maynard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1137617407.074341.185730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Please report problem as lad needed DLLs for kernel.
>
> I am not able to boot my Windows XP system. I have (among other
> possibilities) a bad or mismatched hal.dll . Using my Windows XP Pro
> install disk, I am not able to boot into install mode or repair console
> (no HD). The repair console works only if I have a USB drive connected
> to my system, In all cases I am not able see my HD, unless I am using
> partition magic or active partition recovery. I have rebuilt the MBR.
> The disk is SATA drive formated for NTFS wih 2 partitions.
>
> When booting in safe mode I see ntoskrnl.exe, hal.dll, kdcom.dll and
> bootvid.dll before the ststem halts with the "windows could not
> start....". I have also tried booting with a DOS boot disk -- still
> no acess the HD.
>
> I need a way to boot the machine that gives me access to my HD so I can
> replace the hal.dll and see what else is wrong.
>
> HELP!!!
>


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