Please Help Me Quickly!!!!!

Endurance Man

I switched my pc off last nite as usual and went to bed. Woke up this morning and switched it on, but it dont wanna work .
Before it begins to start windows i get a message

Windows could not start becasue the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Pease reinstall a copy of this above file.

, crisis, what to i do. I stuck my XP cd in and went the recovery console but thats just a dos prompt screen, i dont no how to use those :eek: .
PLEASE can sum1 help, gotta get on this pc this morning.
Thanks

zuma

I suggest you reinstall WindowsXP onto your comp which should get your comp again and retain all your previous settings.

Endurance Man

Ahhh, thats a mission, but if it has to be done. Would i install it over the old windows or as a second copy? I would think u would have to have it ass a second or it would just overrite all the drivers, programs etc??

Splinter

can u get into windows at all?i mean to the desktop and use the run command?

mp3guy

well, ask someone to get hal.dll from their XP, once its the samer version put it on a floppy disk or cd, then use the recovery console to copy/replace your old one

zuma

Should should be given a repair option as you go through the install screens.

Your program/drivers settings will be left intact....and the missing files will be replaced.

Everything should then work once the repair install has completed.

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Step by step....much more technical:
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/MISSING_OR_CORRUPT_HALDLL_FILE-t43166.html

mp3guy

here, i'll email you my HAL.DLL, then put it on a cd/floppy, boot up into XP with the recovery console.

Endurance Man

Cool , thanks every1, i followed mp3guys instructions and im now typing on my own keyboard , that was quick, thanks again guys.