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by renowayne2006

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I was doing a system restore, the power went out, and the following happens when I
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
Windows root\system32\hal.dll.
This is a system that only has XP Home on it. When I try safe mode, same result. When I try last good configuration, same result. When I put the XP CD in, to try to reinstall, it still does not start. I can't even to get it to start with my boot disks.

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by dmiddltn

Go into your BIOS and check that the boot order has the removable devices (Floppy); and CDROM before the hard drive.
Then you should be able to boot from CD.

by renowayne2006

Booting, but not accepting the CD. It wants the Windows 98 CD, or NT, 2000, or 95, The XP CD is not listed in the Cd's allowed. For some reason it does not recognize it.....

by dmiles

When startup screen appears press the designated key to enter bios,if so you should chnge the boot order to cd-rom to be first,if this does not work then try the option below

If you could get into the Command Prompt and on your C:\ drive, do this -

C:\>CD \i386 (and Enter)

At C:\i386> type this -

C:\i386>WINNT32.EXE /UNATTEND

Windows XP will reinstall itself and not change any of your settings. All your programs and files will remain intact.

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