I downloaded the Service Pack 3 to upgrade my computer (wasnt my idea..) and after it finished it messed up my computer..The first message stated my Boot.ini file was invalid..I eventunally gained access to my computer and tried to fix it..( at the time i didnt have my recovery disk) Then it failed..and said System32\hal.dll was missing or corrupt and to reinstall the file..I finally got a recovery disk..and I did lots of commands..Including..
Bootfix then cfg..and rebuilding..
System32\hal.dll expanding..
And lots of other various but similar commands..
I created a new patrition..with the recovery..It goes up to load to the LOGO screen..and then the logo disappears and the screen stays on but black..Im not sure what else to try for repairing..Could someone please help me
i have a Windows Xp Professional..Laptop
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1 bon-gart // Oct 3, 2009
It sounds like one of three things.
Either your system was infected before you did the update…
Or your hard drive is failing…
Or you have a bad stick of RAM and data was corrupted by using it during the update.
Take it to a repair shop and have a professional take a look.
Or… reinstall windows completely (not by creating a new partition, but by deleting all existing partitions, and not doing a quick NTFS format)
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