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by bill

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I'm trying to help a friend reload win xp. I formated the drive and loaded from the disk, but I'm getting the error that the hal.dll file is missing or corrupted. I can only get to a dos prompt, as windows won't open. The DOS prompt is from the repair portion of the XP CD. Any suggestions? I have about 10 hours investged in this install on a Dell Inspiron (200) laptop, and have nothing.

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by joe-f

If Windows selected the wrong HAL when it installed, it will probably require a reinstall. When the message appears about hitting F6 to load drivers, hit F5 instead. This will bring up a list of choices for manually selecting a HAL.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340

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