Unable to BOOT to XP XP Reporting: hal.dll corrupted :(

[ramakrishna.nalla]

My system is windowsXPSP2 AMD 2000+ with 256 MB Ram..Asus

When I start my system it is unable to boot into the system. And saying in command window : <windows>/system32/hal.dll corrupted...

I am USING APC UPS...also no power cuts and other problems ..previous day.. and also no new installaions...


Acutally why this error occurs and What this hal.dll file represents...
Can I try for repair wizard of XP cd...Suggest me good solutions.......

[lubu]

HAL stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer. The HAL is computer code in Windows XP that makes it possible for Windows XP to run on a variety of different computer types. The HAL manipulates the computer hardware directly and HAL.dll is the file that contains information regarding a "Standard PC", Non-ACPI computer.

The error occured because of a corrupt file.

To resolve this issue run recovery console and replace the corrupted file form the cd.

Reinstallation however would be a better option

Tell me if it worked

[rajas]

For hal.dll missing,
you can try to boot to recovery console and try the command:

bootcfg /rebuild

Chk the link for the screen instuctions:
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...ent?dn=1074120


Post reply once tried.

[ramakrishna.nalla]

Thank You for your responce

[rajas]

Welcome dude!

Please post the result when tried.

[FilledVoid]

When I got that error I booted with some boot cd and then used the extract command to extract hal.dl_ to the system32 folder for my Win XP install. This would however cause you to reinstall all the drivers of most of the hardware devices on your system I believe. Im pretty sure there are better ways to do it , but if none other work you could try this.

[ramakrishna.nalla]

Sorry yaar... ...I am not tried your suggestions...Any way GREAT thanks for your responces...I used my GHOST to tension freee

[abhinav]

sorryyyyyyy

[abhinav]

so is your problem solved