Hal.dll error; wont boot pav9000; no cd; pre-loaded XP pro sp 3

File there, but corrupt; have hirens boot and spotmau--dont know how to use. computer at 92% data capacity. Lost all data last time i recovered (poorly, i might add). so no recovery....took 6 mos to load..... have seen hundreds of responses in forums--too complex for my feeble intellect. dont have a programming aptitude, but understand systems and logic principles well. please somebody with great patience and empathy--is there a no-cd solution--curse every mfg. that no longer provides set up discs....am no good at sending files/logs etc--i can relate well (er, i think)?...helloooooo....

Startup from the windows CD,
delete the 200MB sized partition and the Bootcamp partition.
Then make a new NTFS partition from the new space and install XP.
It's the 200MB partition that has something to do with boot record, Bootcamp does not recognize it's own partition as bootpartition!
Good luck installing windows!

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Guide to overcome hal.dll error - disk error & other errors.

Okay to start off with - guide for installing bootcamp.
DISCLAIMER:
I take no responsibility at all - whatsoever for any damage the following steps cause to anything. If you follow this guide and then are annoyed at me in any way - don't be - you followed these steps knowing they could be dangerous to your hard drive / computer / sanity / etc. That said - good luck & these steps should work for everyone.
requirements: XP SP2 CD & a copy of parallels would be useful. Also a non-apple usb keyboard for step 1 if the apple one doesn't work during xp bootup.
1. First try the usual bootcamp assistant method. Insert the xp disk, in the setup make sure you format the drive to NTFS (not quick). If you don't get this option - skip to step 3.
2. Reboot and hopefully everything will go without a hitch. If it doesn't and you get a hal.dll error or any other kind of error go on to the next step.
3. Boot up mac os x. Install parallels desktop.
4. Insert your windows xp sp2 cd.
5. Create a new virtual machine using a virtual hard drive saved in your documents folder somewhere.
6. Configure it so that the bootcamp drive is added as an extra secondary drive in the virtual machine. (Little plus button down at the bottom).
7. Install XP onto the virtual machine - don't activate or anything, just get to the desktop stage as fast as possible.
8. Parallels will have already asked for your password to dismount the boot camp drive.
9. Double click my computer in the virtual machine, then hold down ctrl+shift and click on the BOOTCAMP partition in the my computer window.
10. Click format.
11. Select NTFS as file format, check enable compression - do not check quick format.
12. Wait till its finished and then power down the virtual machine.
------- The following steps are taken from http://communities.vmware.com/thread/114529 and were written by MandarMS from the vmware forums. I have edited the guide a little - (you'll see where). Thanks and all credit to MandarMS.----
13. (James: Close parallels)
14. Quit all applications in Host Mac OS X
15. Open Terminal utility from Macintosh HD : Applications : Utilities folder.
16. Key-in the following command
$ sudo fdisk /dev/rdisk0
17. Preferably take the screenshot of the output or Note down the output (for restoring MBR).
18. Key-in the following command
$ sudo fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0
setpid 3
Choose 07 (as the partition type)
write
Y
Restart your Mac System
(James: EDIT - BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE OUTPUT OF THE PROGRAM IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT TO TYPE IN WHERE - This confused me at first but really helped in the end - James)
For more details please check the example shown below:
$ sudo fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 (this will help to change the MBR)
$ fdisk: could not open MBR file /usr/standalone/i386/boot0: No such file or directory
Enter 'help' for information
fdisk: 1> setpid 3 (Enter “setpid 3” press enter key)
Starting Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec start - size
*3: 0B 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 1127792680 - 337356448 Win95 FAT32L
Partition id ('0' to disable) 0 - FF: [C] (? for help) 07 (Enter 07 Partition table)
fdisk:*1> write (enter “write” press enter key, This will change the MBR)
Device could not be accessed exclusively.
A reboot will be needed for changes to take effect. OK? [n] Y (Press Y to modify changes)
Writing MBR at offset 0.
$ fdisk: 1> exit (enter “exit”, press enter key)
19. Restart your Mac System
------ Back to me again.
20. Welcome back - your drives have just been fixed. Reboot again and insert the windows xp sp2 cd. Hold down option at startup and boot from the cd.
21. Go through the setup again - this time don't do anything to the drives when it asks you to format.
22. wait...
23. It'll reboot......
24. It'll install..... if it doesn't - skip to step 26
25. Welcome to windows, install your drivers and reboot a couple more times. You're good.
26. (it didn't work... you got the hal.dll error or something similar) Boot up mac os x again and launch parallels.
27. Start up the virtual machine - open up BOOTCAMP in my computer.
28. Click view - folder options
29. View types > make sure you can see hidden files and folders, view system files and etc.
30. Right click boot.ini and click properties
31. Uncheck read-only.
32. Click okay - open boot.ini in notepad.
33. If you're on a mac with 2 partitions: 1 mac hd, 1 bootcamp, delete everything in the boot.ini file and copy and paste the following into it:
\[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
\[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Obviously change the name to suit. Save it and reboot - you should be good to go now.

Hi. Your bootcamp drive should be drive C. It shouldn't matter what drive letter it is really, you make the virtual machine disk as a virtual disk saved in your documents folder and hook it in to use your physical bootcamp drive.
Ensure you've typed in the correct command and correct password. Press enter after you type in the password. You won't see it as you type it in, and you may need to wait some time afterwards before you'll see the next prompt. Leave it 2 minutes.
Sorry I've been abroad.. hope you have it worked out by now anyway mate.

Hal.dll error error message: here is the solution !

Thanks to endership for the procedure. For people who were getting the hal.dll missing file error message or for those who are wondering about the right way to install Windows XP SP2 with Bootcamp, here is the steps you have to follow.
1) First, get an original Windows XP SP2 cd and be sure that your CD is bootable and that you can access the recovery console in a repair function (not all the cds got the function, so be careful).
2)After, you go in Apple applications, utilities and you click on the boot camp assistant
3)If you got a Windows partition already created that is not working, resulting from a bad installation of Windows with bootcamp, just merge the two partitions (windows and mac os x) using the restore function.
4)Use 32 Go for Windows (default option) and be sure that your Windows cd is in the drive and launch the installation.
Computer will reboot in the installation program after that all the drivers has been loaded (the blue screen lasting about 5 minutes).
5)Once your are in the installation menu, just select the option that takes you to the repair console.
6)You will get a C: command line, sort of MS-DOS. Like mentionned enderfish, type "diskpart" to visualize the partitions created and be sure that the c: drive is labeled "bootcamp". Just return to repair console in the c: command line.
7)type the following command line:
FORMAT c: /Q /FS:NTFS
You will get a quick format of the c: drive in the NTFS file system. It will also probably work in FAT32, but I've never tried.
8)After that the format has been done, hit the POWER button to reboot.
9)You will be back in the installation menu; you'll also have to wait once again during 5 minutes for the drivers loading process.
10)Once you get in the installation blue screen, just choose the partition that has been created and choose to let the file system intact.
11)Windows XP will be copying install files on the HD, install Windows XP SP2.
12)Once, the installation is done and you entered in Windows (if you followed the instructions carefully), insert in the cd drive, the Leopard CD and install Windows drivers.
13)Reboot
14)Enjoy!
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In my experience (because this happened to me), I found that it was a -user error- (mine). I reviewed Apple's instructions (which said to reformat the BOOTCAMP partition) and DELETED the BOOTCAMP "C:" partition (from within the XP installer) first. When you do this, it combines with partition with the "unused" 128MB partition that separates the Mac partition from "C:".
Apparently the 128MB partition really -is- used for something; probably to help redirect XP to the proper location to find hal.dll (which is why the file -even if repaired/replaced- continues to be reported as missing/corrupted). Even XP's automatic repair won't fix this issue (as it proceeds to copy -everything- anew and still fail upon reboot with the same error).
The answer seems to be "don't delete the C: partition". Instead, just select it, hit ENTER and, -in the next screen-, format the partition (Quick is OK). Everything proceeds properly at that point.
I just finished doing seven iMacs and tried quite a number of alternate solution (suggested here and elsewhere). The only thing that worked consistently was following Apple's directions!
By the way, once I got one Mac working properly (using FAT32 as I had only a 32GB partition and I wanted to have the PC partition appear on the Mac's Desktop if we booted into OSX), I imaged the partition and tried restoring it to another Mac on which I had only used BootCamp Assistant to partition the drive. Booting into XP produced the same hal.dll error. However, if I restored to a partition that had already had a successful XP installation done to it in the proper manner, this replacement of the partition's data with the image's data was successful. (I don't know why. I tried both a "master" image and a "compressed" image; only the compressed image worked and only as noted above.)
I'm not writing this to come off as a guru; rather, this is simply what ended up working for me and I thought others might benefit from knowing what mis-steps I took (and would then not follow in those mis-steps).
Barry

SCCM 2012 - OSD - HAL.dll error (windows XP) using USB

Hi
SCCM 2012
I'm creating OSD for Windows XP and create .iso files
1. I create ISO files
2. make the USB bootable
3. Copy the ISO files in content in USB
4. Boot from USB, when it finish I;m getting the HAL.dll error
Please advise
Robert

The hal.dll is missing?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/en-gb
Juke Chou
TechNet Community Support

Disk Error, Hal.dll Error, No bootable device error - Every other error.

Hi,
I've been trying for ages to install xp using bootcamp. I have windows xp sp1, which i've slipstreamed to create an SP2 version. I also have access to the family backups of every OS we've ever bought, including a mix cd of windows xp MCE, XP home, XP professional - all SP2.
I moved to the mac a year or so ago - I've installed windows more times than I've rolled out of bed in the morning.
I had it working back when I was running Tiger - I upgraded to leopard - decided I wanted to try a reinstall of windows, formatted the drive and followed all the steps to install.
The main issue is that when I insert the windows install CD - it never gives me a chance to format the disk. I tried installing parallels and using that to boot up XP, and it does give me an chance - but after that install is finished I get the Hal.dll error.
I removed the bootcamp drive but after installing refit - it still shows up on the boot menu. Somehow, my HDD's GUID partition table & MBR for the windows partition is messed up.
At the end of the day - I've tried everything I can think of to install windows. And it just won't go. It used to work - what's changed? Any suggestions?
Cheers in advance.

I too had problems with Hal.dll and "Disk Error".
Installing XP on my Mac Mini with 10.5.1 Leopard (fresh install on a new HDD), I got the Hal.dll error (my 2nd time with this lovely error, the first being on a iMac with Leopard). According to Billbear from this thread:
http://forum.onmac.net/showthread.php?t=2793&page=5
You will get Hal.dll when you try to install XP on a partition that isn't the last partition on the disk. I tried this solution, and it worked for me. I previously had:
1) Leopard
2) XP
3) User partition
And changed it to:
1) User partition
2) Leopard
3) XP
Next, however, I got a different error -- the dreaded "Disk Error". I tried the Apple support solution (formatting as NTFS instead of converting from FAT to NTFS), but I got the same error. I read somewhere (can't remember which thread, since I looked at so many) that you might get the problem if XP wasn't installing on C: drive. So I changed my partitioning from
1) User partition (FAT)
2) Leopard (HFS+)
3) XP (FAT)
To:
1) User partition (HFS+)
2) Leopard (HFS+)
3) XP (FAT)
The installer saw the XP partition as C: and was able to install smoothly (Quick reformatting to NTFS). I then used Disk Utility to change the User partition from HFS+ to FAT, and everything works fine!

Hal.dll error during/after Win XP SP2 installation

At the moment I'm trying to install Win XP (SP2) into a bootcamp partition. I have a Mac Pro with 4 HDDs.
HDD1: OSX
HDD2: free
HDD3: OSX Data (raid 1)
HDD4: OSX Data (raid 1)
The setup I'd like to have is:
HDD2:
(1) Bootcamp-Partition (NTFS ~75GB)
(2) Bootcamp-Scratch (NTFS ~150GB)
(3) Scratch (HFS+ ~250GB)
I partitioned the disk that way (with FAT32 instead of NTFS) and booted from the Windows install disk. The installer starts, reformats disk (1) to NTFS and copies data onto the disk.
After the first reboot it breaks with hal.dll error. The files are on the disk but boot.ini seems to be corrupt. The "bootcfg" command from the recovery console is not working - it only duplicates the wrong entry in boot.ini.
After the third non-working installation I tried to move the Bootcamp-Partition into the middle, OSX in front:
(1) Scratch (HFS+ ~250GB)
(2) Bootcamp-Partition (NTFS ~75GB)
(3) Bootcamp-Scratch (NTFS ~150GB)
Same error.
Any hints on howto do that? Or will I have to move the Bootcamp-Disk to the end? How to succeed in having the Bootcamp-Scratch as 'D:' in Windows if I swap those two partitions?
BTW: I succeeded to install WinXP on the same disk before. Back then I only had a 75GB Bootcamp-Partition on the disk (no other partition) and had the disk in Bay 3. But I moved it to Bay 2 because of performance problems in Bay3/4 (PIO-mode) and don't want to waste 400GB in the future .

First of all I believe this is not the right place to discuss the issue. This issue is related to the Windows operating system file corruption and I think the physical location of the hard drive is not the cause of the issue.
The hal.dll file is a system file which holds the hardware access layer information and linking the necessary components. This include the information about all the hardware resources for the operating system. What you had done to change the hardware configuration files in the boot.ini looks ok. Also you can try this link.
http://shanegfowler.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/missing-haldll-error-corrupt-bootin i-file-quick-fix/
Hope that helps you........

Hal.dll error - HP Mini 1030 NR fails to boot following XP reinstall.

Following a reformat of the solid state HDD and subsequent reinstallation of XP from the recovery disc, I receive the following message: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll" - I've tried multiple fixes using the "expand" (copy) command from the XP recovery disc to replace the .dll file as well as rebuilding the boot.ini file. Any suggestions would be appreciated...

Hi Paul - thanks for your suggestions...
The associated HP Mini 1030 utilizes a 16 GB SSD as its only drive other that a removable SD card. It has worked well within my home network for web based applications (streaming, MP3's, news etc.) in my kitchen for the last year. It was configured new with a no frills bare bones XP platform. I removed all extraneous programs except for a basic antivirus routine. Eventually however, the SDD became filled to capacity with security updates and other file allocation clutter typical of the XP platform and I started getting memory warnings.
As I've done with other XP machines, I reformatted the SDD and have attempted to reinstall the operating system using the associated recovery disc as supplied from HP. I consistently get the "Hal error" early in the bootup process and as a result, Windows will not launch.
I read through the MS links you included and have the following comments:
Suggestion #1 - Unless I'm missing something, I can't change the "computer type" in the control panel as the laptop will not boot to windows.
Suggestion #2 - Forcing a system Hal... would like to try this but am not sure what configuration I'm looking for with this type of laptop (Standard PC?).
Any other thoughts? thanks again for your help...

No luck installing Windows XP SP2 on Macbook hal.dll error

1. I partitioned 45GB with Boot Camp Assistant.
2. Loaded Win XP SP2 CD and started installation.
3. Formatted BOOTCAMP partition on NTFS Quick (Also tried NTFS normal [slow])
4. After it copies everything to the drive and reboots I get a hal.dll missing/corrupt error.
I have tried repartitioning dozens of times and have tried 3 different Windows CDs
Thanks for your help
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Startup from the windows CD,
delete the 200MB sized partition and the Bootcamp partition.
Then make a new NTFS partition from the new space and install XP.
It's the 200MB partition that has something to do with boot record, Bootcamp does not recognize it's own partition as bootpartition!
Good luck installing windows!

DISK ERROR and also HAL.DLL error - I can't install XP SP2

Hi guys,
I'm at my wits end and am fed up by errors I've been getting trying to install XP SP2. I bought my Mac because of bootcamp interoperability as I need to use Windows applications for my work, so I get the best of both worlds. Parallels is out of the question as I don't get the speed I need.
I have a late-2007 revision 24" iMac (3gb/24"/2.4 C2D) and had Bootcamp running perfectly before upgrading to Leopard (with 10.4.9/10) - almost too perfect: it just worked! I have since upgraded to Leopard and today went to reinstall Windows as I did a clean install and wiped everything to start from scratch.
I have spent 4 hours reading forum after forum trying permutation after permutation of options and can't get it to work. I get
DISK ERROR
PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART
When installing on any volume size using Fat32, and if I format NTFS, I get an error about a missing HAL.DLL.
I have verified that under both Fat32 files are copied as expected. Confirmed drive format as Fat32.
I also have the latest firmware update that was delivered a week or so ago via software update. I don't know if this could be the cause?
This is frustrating me beyond belief. If anyone can help, it'd be very very much appreciated.

I have also been having serious issues, and this worked for me also. Before (In Leopard with BootCamp 2.0) I could partition ok, and everything else, but the Windows installer just wouldn't give me the option of reformatting the drive (formatted to FAT32 by BootCamp v. 2) to NTFS. To re-iterate, if you're having these DISK ERROR problems, do the following:
Backup all files
Use Leopard/Tiger install disk to wipe the entire hard drive (all volumes mac and pc) with Disk Utility (this may not be necessary, but it could clear up the problem)
Install Tiger (10.4)
Run Bootcamp (in Tiger), partition, install Windows, and install drivers
Install Leopard (you may choose "erase" within the Installer since this will just wipe the Mac partition)
Now you're good to go. For running Bootcamp on Tiger, you will need to download BootCamp beta 1.4, there is at least one mirror (and a 1.3 one too) that you can easily find with google. Also, if you're having trouble installing with the beta after December 2007, try setting back the clock and disconnecting from the Internet.
Although it is very strange that Bootcamp 2.0 (or Leopard) have broken the ability to install.

HAL.dll error on winxp install

Tried installing XP SP2 on BootCamp (latest Leopard + updates).Launched Bootcamp Assistant, split equally (i need a big ntfs partition for XP) Inserted XP SP2 install CD (original retail version), rebooted. Loaded Bootcamp and showed me that i have a FAT32 partition, this is unacceptable for me so i reformatted it to NTFS by windows setup(Full format). Then it copied setup files and then upon first reboot a message popped windows root/%system32%/hal.dll is corrupt or not available, dont remember exactly how it spelles but this is standart windows setup message when boot.ini is corrupted. So what should i do to make it working for me ?
I'm a convert, i bought my MBP his year in march. I assume that any newbie may had some problems adopting to new archirecture but i almost cannot use my mbp the way it is advertised. All my USb devices are laggy in Leopard, so i installed winxp sp2 on VMWare/Parallels, in winxp is all working but music making software runs very slow in virtual machines so i decided to use bootcamp. And now i even cannot install xp. Sad, i have a gig soon and i will ask my friend to give me his Asus laptop so i can somehow play my live gig.
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Here are two ways of fixing the missing hal.dll
using the XP install tools.
Option 1:
Boot from your CD and follow the directions to start Recovery Console. Then:
Attrib -H -R -S C:\Boot.ini
DEL C:\Boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Fixboot
Option 2:
Boot from your install disc and follow the directions below to start Recovery Console.
Insert the Setup disc and restart the computer. If prompted, select any options required to boot from the CD.
When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts; choose the repair or recover option by pressing R.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access from the Recovery Console.
When prompted, type the Administrator password. (if you didn’t create one try pressing enter).
At the system prompt, type Recovery Console commands; type help for a list of commands, or help commandname for help on a specific command.
Most likely you will need to expand the file from the CD. The command would be expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32\hal.dll. Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD. Once you have expanded the file type “exit” to exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer.

Imaq.dll error when boot up Windows

Hello,
I have a little Problem with Labview 8.6. After i installed the driverpack for the dvd, my Windows give my the error
Der Prozedureinsprungpunkt "ProgramFPGAs" wurde in DLL "IMAQ.dll" nicht gefunden.
my tranzlation
the entry point "ProgramFPGAs" is not found in the Dll " Imaq.dll
Labview start an run without problems, only this message at windows boot up is annoying.
was anyone a idea to fix the problem or atleast stop that messagebox
Thank you
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi DRhatje.
Good Morning and I hope your well today. Thanks for your post.
I think thats a pretty good translation, the error message I was thinking of can be found in the knowledgebase article below.
The suggested cause of the error is that the IMAQ.exe is set (by default) to start on startup. But if you don't have a framer grabber installed on the machine then you could well see this error. The solution is to remove the exe from the startup list on your system. The steps to do this is listed in the link below but in summary,
From the section in the screenshot you sent me you should be able to
select the "Selective Startup", then navigate to the "Startup" tab and
uncheck the IMAQBoot.exe.
If this reverts back to the default
settings on restart, this is probably an indicator that your Admin
Rights on this PC are limited.
I think that a quick way to check
this is to go to Start>Run and type "regedit". This is essentially a
more advanced way to manipulate similar settings, but if you don't have
Admin Rights on the PC then you would most probably be denied access.
In any case though, please ask one of your IT colleagues to use their
passwords and change this setting. It will get rid of the warning you
are seeing until you start using our Vision Hardware and need to
reactivate it.
Make sure you click on "Apply" before you exit this utility.
Why do I get "IMAQBoot.exe - Entry Point Not Found" error when I restart computer?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/AD70B1036D5B950B8625752400578CFE?OpenDocument
This should at least remove the error message upon start up.
Please let me know how you get on and I hope this helps!
Kind Regards
James Hillman
Applications Engineer 2008 to 2009 National Instruments UK & Ireland
Loughborough University UK - 2006 to 2011
Remember Kudos those who help!

Start up error wont boot

hi when i start my pc it shows repair but when i click this to ends up going to a blue screen and wont do anything,ive tried safe mode it brings up a list then freezes ive just done a diagnostics test and got hard disk 1 (303) come up,what does this mean,do i need a new hard drive? thankyou

Hi Pacnchez,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have read your thread on your HP Notebook and getting a blank or black screen on startup. Try performing a hard reset. When performing a hard reset please note remove any and all USB devices, and remove memory cards from the card reader slot. Disconnect all non-essential devices. If that does not help try to turn on the computer you start to press F10 repeatedly till the menu opens. You can do a restore BIOS to defaults.
If that does not help on startup start to press F2 and you can run system diagnostics (takes a while).
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks.
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Click the “Kudos, Thumbs Up" on the bottom to say “Thanks” for helping!

Vista Wont boot, stays in the black loading "Microsoft" screen.

Ok, I'll try to give you as much info as possible.
So I was running vista fine until it started to get extremely slow to boot, and eventually wouldn't boot at all. I erased the partition and tried to install it again. Even at the black loading screen on the installer disk after "Windows is configuring files" or whatever the same would happen. So now I created a bootcamp partition and used it to back-up everything with time machine. Restored my mac, updated everything, restored and erased partition(btw each partition I made was 100 gig). Tried installing it again, STILL get the black screen. I also noticed that each time in the black screen, the green bars that would run across the box in the middle of the screen would eventually slow down if you waited long enough, as if some kind of lag was there after waiting awhile. Oh and right before vista started acting weird, I installed a ton of programs I needed, but maybe one of them was a virus or something? But I don't think that matters because I erased my whole partition completely. I have tried everything I know, please help!
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Well, I have found the answer to my problem. It wasn't the cd drives, which I was almost certain I was. It is my video card:
http://infopirate.org/new-vista-install
If you look under similar entries also you will find more people experiencing the same problem, but this one I gave you is by far the most similar problem and reasonable solution I found. But now, my question is, what is the solution for me??? Do I have to schedule it for a repair in my local mac store to swap the video cards(the one I have in is an ATI Radeon X1600), or can it be swapped at all??? Help I really need to use vista!!
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Hal.dll corrupted error on startup

Hi there.
I recently had rather a nasty bout of spywere problems. after tryign Norton anti-spywere, i have the following problem;
On startup, i get the toshibas splash screen, and then the error message :
Windows cannot find the file: hal.dll
it may be corrupted. please re-install the file
i have the solution to this (from the microsoft tech-support site) but the laptop (an R 10-101) has no floppy drive, and i have no setup disk, so i cannot get a recovery console to fix things.
Is it possible to get a setup disk without buying another copy of windows, or is it possible to get a boot CDrom as oppose to a Floppy Disk?
Thanks,
Matt

Hi
HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) is an operating system programming layer that enables the operating system to operate with a hardware device.
The missing or cannot find hal.dll, \windows\system32\hal.dll, or \winnt\system32\hal.dll error message may be experienced on a Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP system when the boot.ini becomes corrupted or when a user is attempting to dual boot a computer.
The easiest way to solve the issue is to recover the OS because the boot.ini will be new created.
But you can also check this sites how to solve the problem.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000490.htm
Furthermore on this site you can find a description how to built a own bootable Windows CD-Rom.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
Good luck

MOVED: Windows cannot boot because of missing/corrupt hal.dll! Help!

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Windows cannot boot because of missing/corrupt hal.dll! Help!

Hi,
make sure you have disconnected all non-essential external devices (printers, scanners, external harddisk) prior to installing BootCamp Windows.
Leave only mouse, keyboard and display connected.
Make sure that your XP CD is either retail or OEM/systemBuilder version and not a manufacturer-bundled one.
Also make sure that the CD is 'clean' (no dust, no scratches, etc.).
Use the BootCamp Assistant to revert back to one single OSX volume.
Use OSX Disk Utility to Verify your harddisk and repair permissions.
Retry the XP installation from scratch.
Generally using NTFS is more likely to not getting the 'missing hal.dll' error.
Stefan

Hal.dll error; wont boot pav9000; no cd; pre-loaded XP pro sp 3

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