hal.dll

[ClocKworK]

I got this corrupted file hal.dll and I got boot disks. I go to the recovery console and I don't know what to do from there??? im running xp pro sp2

anybody know what to do? nobody please give me microsoft links because it doesnt tell you exactly how to fix the file

 

[Hairy_Lee]

try looking here, this might help you http://www.compphix.com/corrupthal.html

 

[ClocKworK]

yeah that doesn't do anything...

 

[Hairy_Lee]

if you have a system restore point try to restore before you got the message.
you might have to reinstall windows

 

[vortmax]

here's what you need to do.

Find the path to the file and write it down. It will be C:/blah blah blah

Boot into the recovery console and log in as admin. CD to the directory the .dll is in and type:

del hal.dll

you might have to do:

del /F hal.dll

Once the file has been deleted, restart windows. The kernel will see that the file no longer exists and prompt you to insert the windows XP disk to correct the problem. It will install the file and all will be good. You can also try to repair windows, but it's not guarenteed to be sucessfull like deleting the file and rebooting is.