WindowsXP Corruption

Haucusuchus · September 24th, 2003

It seems files on my computer are corrupted. When I try to get into WindowsXP, it claims that <WindowsRoot>\System32\hal.dll is corrupted and that it needs to be reinstalled. How do I install the said file? I would have asked Microsoft, but it demanded a product ID, which I can't get.

Mr. Killjoy · September 24th, 2003

IIRC, it's a DX file, so it should bo okay by (re)installing DX9...
it may have to uninstall your current version first

**Demigod** · September 24th, 2003

The HAL.DLL file is the dynamic link library for the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). This is a very critical feature of the NT core (it's one of the features that gives NT its stability). To fix it you can go to the Windows XP recovery console (from Windows setup, accessed by booting from the XP CD). This site explains the process. You can also re-install Windows XP or install over your previous installation.

Haucusuchus · September 25th, 2003

I did a "reinstall" of windowsXP, which solved the hal problem, but now all the hardware that I had installed demand drivers. The reinstallation seems to have left everything other than windows files intact, anyway to recover the drivers without having to get each individual disk and reinstall?

Quark · September 25th, 2003

If anything like this happens again, you can probably find the dll online (just search hal.dll or whichever file it is on google). Save it to a disk from another computer, go to recovery console, and put it back in place. That way nothing else should be overwritten.

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Haucusuchus Corrupted Computer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland, U.S.A. Posts: 125	WindowsXP Corruption It seems files on my computer are corrupted. When I try to get into WindowsXP, it claims that <WindowsRoot>\System32\hal.dll is corrupted and that it needs to be reinstalled. How do I install the said file? I would have asked Microsoft, but it demanded a product ID, which I can't get.

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Mr. Killjoy [Suggest a custom title] Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,753	Re: WindowsXP Corruption IIRC, it's a DX file, so it should bo okay by (re)installing DX9... it may have to uninstall your current version first __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: GF8800GTS 512MB OC - Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec Trio 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - WindowsXP-Pro SP2 --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

September 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Re: WindowsXP Corruption The HAL.DLL file is the dynamic link library for the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). This is a very critical feature of the NT core (it's one of the features that gives NT its stability). To fix it you can go to the Windows XP recovery console (from Windows setup, accessed by booting from the XP CD). This site explains the process. You can also re-install Windows XP or install over your previous installation. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

September 25th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Haucusuchus Corrupted Computer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland, U.S.A. Posts: 125	Re: WindowsXP Corruption I did a "reinstall" of windowsXP, which solved the hal problem, but now all the hardware that I had installed demand drivers. The reinstallation seems to have left everything other than windows files intact, anyway to recover the drivers without having to get each individual disk and reinstall?

September 25th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Quark Has an extra GOTO 10 Line Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 250	Re: WindowsXP Corruption If anything like this happens again, you can probably find the dll online (just search hal.dll or whichever file it is on google). Save it to a disk from another computer, go to recovery console, and put it back in place. That way nothing else should be overwritten.

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