Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: 563steve on April 25, 2005, 04:35:09 PM
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Can anyone please help.
I shut my PC down after using it with no problems, when i next booted up i got the following message:
{windows root}\system32\hal.dll file missing
re-install copy of corrupt file to continue.
However I had a look at the hdd using my other PC and found that all the windows files had no extensions and the windows folders were un-reconised and all about 32kb in size. However the disk usaged is still about 10gb.
Any help in restoring this drive would be very welcome.
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What OS are you running? XP or 2000
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steve:
According to Microsoft, "This behavior can occur if any or some of the following conditions are true:
• The Default value in the [Boot Loader] section of the Boot.ini file is missing or invalid.
• Windows XP is not installed in the location specified in the Boot.ini file.
• The Ntoskrnl.exe file is missing or damaged.
• The partition path in the Boot.ini file is not set correctly.
• General hardware failure."
The suggestions for fixing the problem are found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314477
Let drewdown or i know if you need more help.
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Thanks, OS is winXP.
The problem is that all of these files mentioned 'missing'.
I can't copy any new files to the system32 folder on c: because it's no longer seen as a folder?
Is this problem to do with the table of contents??
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when i boot my computer up i get a message(insert system diskette and press Enter key to reboot. I dont know what a system diskette is,could someone tell me what it is.
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when i boot my computer up i get a message(insert system diskette and press Enter key to reboot. I dont know what a system diskette is,could someone tell me what it is.
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Steve:
Try "Method 4" listed in the above link.