ok so i am having problems with my parents computer, every time i turn it on i get the error message. "<windows root>\system32\hal.dll"
i have the cd, boot it and click r for repair,
however when i get to the next screen i have 2 options for what windows installation i would like to log onto, i have H:\MiniNT and i have H:\I386
i select either and i type in bootcfg /rebuild… it sais scanning all disks for windows installations, please wait since this may take a while so i wait… and wait hahaah
then when it finally scans the disk, it says
Error: failed to succcessfully (yes it actually had three c's in successfully) scan disks fow windows installations, this error may be caused by a corrupt file system, which would preven bootcfg from successfully scanning. use chkdsk to detect any disk errors, and so it doesn't work…
i have also tried without the cd going to f8, when i do this i select last good configuration however it attempts to start and has the same error message, does anyone know what to do about this, how i can fix my computer… please?
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1 pauly // May 28, 2009
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2 DK88 // May 28, 2009
Here is a link from Microsoft offering different ways to resolve the problem:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477
However, this will only work if you have file corruption and not an actual problem with your hard drive, which I suspect you may have.
In the event you can't fix the problem through the MS diagnostics provided in the link, you can purchase and install a new hard drive as your primary and connect the damaged one as a slave.
This way you will probably be able to recover all your data. Just because the HAL, or boot files are corrupted doesn't mean that the entire drive is toasted.
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