Stupid <windows root>\system32\hal.dll.

tidyboy21 · 02-16-2006, 03:41 PM

Hi all, i seriously need help!!! I turned on my laptop this morning and all i can see is - windosw was unable to start as the following file is missing or corrupt - <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. reinstall a copy of this file.

Does anyone have any ideas (bare in mind my laptop does not have a floppy drive)

Many thanks

atomic · 02-16-2006, 04:16 PM

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm You may find this site usefull...it has a few suggestions on.

suprasteve · 02-16-2006, 04:17 PM

put in your restore or bootable XP disk and try to repair your installation, it will be an option before formatting and reinstalling, it will say something like "press r to repair an existing windows installation" or something like that

**dragon2309** · 02-16-2006, 04:30 PM

i have a copy of hal.dll for you, download it burn it to a cd and then use a coomand line to copy the new file over to system32 folder hal.dll is located http://www.simplytrue.co.uk/hal.dll

dragon2309

tidyboy21 · 02-16-2006, 04:48 PM

cheers Dragon, this mite seem like a stupid question to you but how do i use/ create a coomand line to copy the new file over to system32?

**dragon2309** · 02-16-2006, 04:55 PM

depending on the letter of your CD drive (referred to as X in my example)

Code:

move X:\hal.dll C:\Windows\System32 /-Y

basically, you start with move, which says what your doing, then you enter the location of the object you want to move, then you enter the destination of that object. The /-Y bit at the end means it will prompt you if you want to overwrite an existing file, i put that there in case the old hal.dll is actually there but s just corrupt.

Give it a try and then post back

*EDIT* - oh yeh, i never told you how to actually get into the command line. As soon as you turn the PC/Laptop on, continuosly tap F8, whe you get a menu come up, select the option to use command prompt, or command line.

dragon2309

tidyboy21 · 02-16-2006, 05:02 PM

cheers, i get that bit but where do i type the command line? no options to type in, if i hit any key it just restarts. or do i use a wordpad doc for this?

tidyboy21 · 02-16-2006, 05:09 PM

the only option i get with command prompt is (safe mode with command prompt) as soon as i select this gust gives me one option which is - select the os to start.

**dragon2309** · 02-16-2006, 06:48 PM

erm.... im out of ideas, somebody get this guy into a command line...... anyone??

lee101 · 02-17-2006, 02:48 PM

maybe if you burned a linux live cd, such a slax, booted with that and put the hal.dll file onto a pen drive and copied it over through linux.
That should be easier for you, and you don't have to figure out command prompt

as for command prompt i have no ideas

02-16-2006, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 284	Stupid <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. Hi all, i seriously need help!!! I turned on my laptop this morning and all i can see is - windosw was unable to start as the following file is missing or corrupt - <windows root>\system32\hal.dll. reinstall a copy of this file. Does anyone have any ideas (bare in mind my laptop does not have a floppy drive) Many thanks

02-16-2006, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
atomic Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 24 Posts: 712	http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm You may find this site usefull...it has a few suggestions on. __________________ If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing. :P

02-16-2006, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,431	i have a copy of hal.dll for you, download it burn it to a cd and then use a coomand line to copy the new file over to system32 folder hal.dll is located http://www.simplytrue.co.uk/hal.dll dragon2309 __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

02-16-2006, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,431	depending on the letter of your CD drive (referred to as X in my example) Code: move X:\hal.dll C:\Windows\System32 /-Y basically, you start with move, which says what your doing, then you enter the location of the object you want to move, then you enter the destination of that object. The /-Y bit at the end means it will prompt you if you want to overwrite an existing file, i put that there in case the old hal.dll is actually there but s just corrupt. Give it a try and then post back EDIT - oh yeh, i never told you how to actually get into the command line. As soon as you turn the PC/Laptop on, continuosly tap F8, whe you get a menu come up, select the option to use command prompt, or command line. dragon2309 __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

02-16-2006, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,431	erm.... im out of ideas, somebody get this guy into a command line...... anyone?? __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

02-16-2006, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	put in your restore or bootable XP disk and try to repair your installation, it will be an option before formatting and reinstalling, it will say something like "press r to repair an existing windows installation" or something like that

02-16-2006, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 284	cheers Dragon, this mite seem like a stupid question to you but how do i use/ create a coomand line to copy the new file over to system32?

02-16-2006, 05:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 284	cheers, i get that bit but where do i type the command line? no options to type in, if i hit any key it just restarts. or do i use a wordpad doc for this?

02-16-2006, 05:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 284	the only option i get with command prompt is (safe mode with command prompt) as soon as i select this gust gives me one option which is - select the os to start.

02-17-2006, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	maybe if you burned a linux live cd, such a slax, booted with that and put the hal.dll file onto a pen drive and copied it over through linux. That should be easier for you, and you don't have to figure out command prompt as for command prompt i have no ideas __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

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