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no o/s on xp after hal.dll crash
Name: ian Date: June 4, 2003 at 13:15:29 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: 700/512
Comment:
Hi folks after the hall.dll error and crash on my xp pro i followed the remedies method 1,2,3, at MS KB 314477 now the drive shows no existance of any data, system files,or even that anything exists on the drive. this drive has not been formatted. i have read about parralel install of xp on another drive in the same computer and then copy over the hal.dll but how do i copy over that if i cant even see an o/s to put it on. any thoughts. cheers ian
Name: Chuck Date: June 4, 2003 at 13:58:15 Pacific
Reply:
Tried this other HAL ???
(the hal.dll issue) Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing or Corrupt... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320252
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