XP clean install

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  1. mango

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    I did a clean install of Windows XP - now it won't start up and says that a hal.dll file is missing in the root folder. Any ideas?
     
    mango, Nov 30, 2004
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  2. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

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    Reinstall windows, or do a repair. Try a repair first, if a repair doesn't work then just do another clean install
     
    ninja fetus, Nov 30, 2004
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  3. mango

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    I did about three clean installs and got the same answer - it doesn't help that I'm over my head in this :( However, I will try doing the repair and see what happens. Thanks
     
    mango, Nov 30, 2004
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  4. mango

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    Tried repair, wouldn't work; tried a new install, for about the seventh time, wouldn't work; using information I got off the internet, I tried expanding the hal.dll file from the CD and installing it on C drive; said it was unable to expand the file.
    Anyone run into this problem before and come up with a solution?
     
    mango, Nov 30, 2004
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  5. Addis

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    Its probably that your XP cd has been scratched or damaged. Or it could be osme other hardware thats causing the file to be copied over incorrectly. I tried swapping cd drives when mine wouldn't copy a file correctly and that worked.
     
    Addis, Nov 30, 2004
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