Boot problem - hal.dll missing

[sjs01]

Got a problem booting up a pc with Win XP Home Ed.
Error message reads - hal.dll missing / corrupt. Can't boot up in safe mode either.
Trying to repair XP installation using Recovery Console - however I do not know the admin password when prompted.

Any ideas on how I can resolve this problem?

[Thorsten Matzner]

"sjs01" > wrote:

>Got a problem booting up a pc with Win XP Home Ed.
>Error message reads - hal.dll missing / corrupt. Can't boot up in safe mode either.
>Trying to repair XP installation using Recovery Console - however I do not know the admin password when prompted.

See "'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On
to Recovery Console in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308402) and "How to Perform an
In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341).

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