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Missing or Corrupt file(hal.dll)
Name: Jack Doyle Date: July 14, 2003 at 04:11:41 Pacific OS: Win 98/XP CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
Hi
I have Win 98 SE dual booted with Win XP Home Edition and I cannot access either OS. The message "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:WindowsRoot\system32\hal.dll. Please reinsatll a copy of the above file" appears on boot up. I have used my startup disk using "sys c:" also cant enter "safe mode" either. Ihave ran a virus check and all seems ok. Can you please provide me with some guidance ?
Name: Oldhobo Date: July 14, 2003 at 04:29:51 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Jack. Try starting up with a boot disk, then at the prompt type fdisk /mbr this will refresh your master boot record. Give that a try, then try a reboot. Have a nice day Jack.
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