Hey, Im trying to do a clean install of XP Pro on my computer, but after copying files it restarts and I get the message that the following file is missing or corrupt, windows root\system32\hal.dll Please reinstall a copy of the above. What should I do? I've looked onm the net for similar rpoblems, but I can't find an explanation of what it is.

Wifler: Check this: LINK Relevant portion seems to be, using the "WinXP installation cd. . .follow the prompts to log into the recovery console. Type help to see the available commands...to fix this particular problem, type fixboot." Solarian

Wifler, The link below also may be of some help to you. Just look under the letter "H". Hal.dll Problems Tufenuf

If you get an error regarding a missing or corrupt hal.dll file, it might simply be the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive that is misconfigured 1. Insert and boot from your WindowsXP CD. 2. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key 3. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically this will be #1 4. Type bootcfg /list to show the current entries in the BOOT.INI file 5. Type bootcfg /rebuild to repair it 6. Take out the CD ROM and type exit hope this will help..