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Old 16-04-2009, 03:49 AM
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Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
When I power up my Dell laptop, I get:

"Windows cannot start because the following file is missing or corrupt;

<windows boot>system32\hal.dll

Please re-install a copy of the above file"

I put in my Windows XP Home Edition CD and selected recovery mode. When prompted I then typed bootcfg /rebuild.
Then I got:

Total Identified Windows Installs: 1
(1) F:\minint
Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All)
I typed y and pressed enter.
Enter Load Identifier
I typed in Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and pressed enter.
Enter OS Load options
I tried both /fastdetect and leaving it blank.

However after OS Load options, I get:

Error: Failed to add the selected bott entry to the boot list.

Is there any other way I can fix my hal.dll problem? Or am I doing something wrong? Any bit of help is greatly appreciated!!!
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Old 16-04-2009, 03:53 AM
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
Have you tried either the Safe Mode option of Last known good configuration or Safe mode / System Restore?
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
Yes, I've tried both. They just take me back to the original missing hal.dll error.
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
What is the exact Dell model?

Their support site has many useful tutorials:

Dell Support Home Page
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
An Inspiron E1505. The website recommends that if repairing the boot configuration does not resolve the problem, the operating system must be reinstalled.

Would reinstalling Windows XP do any damage to the files and documents on my hd right now? And is there a reason why the recovery console isnt recognizing the C drive?

Thanks for the help
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
Can you link to the page you found?

If you need to do a factory reinstall then you need to get your data off first.
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
Dell - Support

I don't think I can get my data off at this point.....
Is there anything else I can do under the Recovery Console?
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
Two other RC options are:

FIXBOOT

&

FIXMBR

If your data is important you can load this drive onto a desktop computer via an adapter on external enclosure and extract the data prior to reinstalling XP.
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
I tried both of the RC options..none worked. I think I'm just going to reinstall XP. Thanks for the help I really appreciated it
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Re: Missing or Corrupt hal.dll
No problem. Again you can "slave" that drive to extract data if you need to.

If you need further instructions on that process please ask.
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