<windowsroot>missing

[JOHN]

win xp will not boot up i get a mesg. "windows could not
start because the follong filr is missing or corrpt
<windowsroot>\system32\hal.dll please reinstall a copy
of the above file". I even cann't boot in SAFE MODE and
sins you cann't run "sfc" from dos what can i do?

[NT Canuck]

"JOHN" > wrote in message ...

> win xp will not boot up i get a mesg. "windows could not
> start because the follong filr is missing or corrpt
> <windowsroot>\system32\hal.dll please reinstall a copy
> of the above file". I even cann't boot in SAFE MODE and
> sins you cann't run "sfc" from dos what can i do?

Set BIOS to boot from CD...
boot from the original XP CD.

At first Repair option, press R key
Select the Windows OS you are having trouble with.

at the command line type bootcfg /list
(displays boot.ini contents)
Enter "bootcfg /rebuild" at the command line (w/o quotes).

Then reboot (remove CD and reset BIOS)

Should work now..in your particular case.

'Seek and ye shall find'
NT Canuck
http://ntcanuck.com

[JOHN]

CAN I MAKE A BOOT DISK THAT WILL LOAD A FILE AT BOOTUP
AND CAN i RUN SFC IN XP NOT FROM WIN.
>-----Original Message-----
>"JOHN" > wrote in message
...
>
>> win xp will not boot up i get a mesg. "windows could
not
>> start because the follong filr is missing or corrpt
>> <windowsroot>\system32\hal.dll please reinstall a copy
>> of the above file". I even cann't boot in SAFE MODE and
>> sins you cann't run "sfc" from dos what can i do?
>
>Set BIOS to boot from CD...
>boot from the original XP CD.
>
>At first Repair option, press R key
>Select the Windows OS you are having trouble with.
>
>at the command line type bootcfg /list
>(displays boot.ini contents)
>Enter "bootcfg /rebuild" at the command line (w/o
quotes).
>
>Then reboot (remove CD and reset BIOS)
>
>Should work now..in your particular case.
>
>'Seek and ye shall find'
>NT Canuck
>http://ntcanuck.com
>
>
>.
>

[NT Canuck]

"JOHN" > wrote in message ...

> CAN I MAKE A BOOT DISK THAT WILL LOAD A FILE AT BOOTUP

WinXP Pro and Home have boot floppy sets available online at MS,
best to use the CD....other than that I have no idea of your direction.

> AND CAN i RUN SFC IN XP NOT FROM WIN.

in run box..or any command line
(but you will need your original install CD or access to
location the original OS was installed from)

sfc /scannow

You can/should also make a "repair disk"...(floppy)
while in XP desktop... hunt for those terms inside "help" (F1)
And from these posts I'd suggest a "password reset" floppy.

Basically...you can do almost anything with WinXP,
just have to hunt a bit for correct methods/syntax.

'Seek and ye shall find'
NT Canuck
http://ntcanuck.com