Re: Hal.dll missing, but CD fixes it?
From: peter (peter_at_nomalarky.net)
Date: 04/03/04
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Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:34:45 -0700
Try booting up using the XP CD-ROM and choose to repair. Then choose the
Recovery Console Option...
Choose the number corresponding to your XP version and enter your
Administrator Password (then press enter).
After that you'll see a command prompt...enter the following command:
bootcfg /rebuild" command to fix boot.ini.
FIXBOOT will fix the boot sector on the boot drive,
FIXMBR will fix the master boot record if the NT loader
complains of a missing HAL or unmountable boot volume.
After the process is completed enter the command EXIT to quit (and the
system should auto reboot OK from that point onwards...
you want to use the fixmbr command
peter
"Lee" <Leezell@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1717901c41851$f615d4e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Multiple drives, yes. 1 CD, 1 DVD, 2 HDD in RAID1, 1 HDD
> w/ 2 partitions (one of which is the XP boot partition),
> and 1 HDD with 1 partition.
>
> As for the suggestion for editing the boot.ini file,
> check, done that. Will do it again, just in case I missed
> something, but I doubt it.
>
> One last idea....the HDD with the boot partition is an
> IBM Deskstar 75GXP. Perhaps a buggy one? But it has been
> fine for 2 (?) years now.
>
> Thanks for any other ideas!
>
> Lee
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"Lee" <Leezell@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1292f01c41838$13b1ef80$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I reinstalled XP Pro, worked fine. Restarted, and
> worked
> >> fine. Removed my XP Pro install CD, I get the "Hal.dll
> >> missing or corrupt" error. Decided to go in & check the
> >> boot file, so I reinserted the CD. I forgot to hit a
> key
> >> in time to boot from the XP cd, and lo and behold, the
> OS
> >> loaded just fine. Tried it a few times. Apparently, if
> >> the XP install CD is in, the OS will load. If not, no
> >> joy, the "Hal.dll is missing" kicks up again.
> >>
> >> I tried to rebuild the boot file, didn't help. Any
> ideas?
> >
> >Extremely queer. Looks like presence of the CD somehow
> changes order of drive letters...
> >Do you have several hard drives or partitions?
> >
> >--PA
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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