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I have a dell dimension 3000 that just came into my computer shop, running Windows XP home edition. It does not boot, but gives an error message about hal.dll. I can boot this machine from a CD, the ultimate Boot CD for Windows, so I am able to boot the machine that way, in a limited fashion. I have downloaded hal.dll from the web, and I was able to install it on this broken machine in the right place (c:\windows\system32). I replaced the hal.dll that was there.
This didn't work. Now what? Please help.
This didn't work. Now what? Please help.
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If above fails, setup a Windows installation and select Repair inside the installer menu
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Fixed it. We are not sure if it was the bootcfg /rebuild or the chkdsk /r. We did both before rebooting normally. Thanks so much!
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Missing Windows Hal.dll vile
Also see this page:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm