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totalguy
December 7th 03, 11:05 AM
hi,
sounds like it could possibly be a hard drive problem i.e.
worn hard drive or possibly a memory dump error you will
find memory dump in system in control panel im not sure
what to do there but it might help to tinker in there a
little

totalguy

>-----Original Message-----
>I have been having internittent boot failures. The blue
>screen flashes on the screen so fast that i cannot see
>any info about the error. i start in safe mode the reboot
>and xp starts correctly for several days. yesterday i
>went to boot my computer and i get the following error:
>
>Windows could not start because the fololowing file is
>missing or corrupt: <windows root>system32\hal.dll
>
>Any direction would be appreciated.
>
>Byron
>.
>

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