hockeyman16
01-03-2003, 09:51 AM
I know that this isn't a Windows help forum, but I am in desparate need of help!
Last night, I was on my Windows XP computer and I was browsing around in some of the Administrator Tools and I ran across this tool that showed how my hard disk was split up. It showed a 9.22 GB primary partition (my only partition) and a 141 MB spot of unallocated disk space.
I decided to take the 141 MB and convert it into a new partition so I can use it for extra storage, primarily a separate space for my program development. After I followed the wizard, I was prompted to restart my computer. When I did so, I got past the BIOS splash screen and got this error:
Windowds can not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<WINDOWS ROOT>\SYSTEM32\HAL.DLL
Please re-install a copy of the file above
I can not boot into safe mode or any of the boot options. I can get to a DOS prompt using my XP CD, and I even backed up the old HAL.DLL (which was there) and expanded a new copy off of the XP CD, only to be greeted by the same message.
Please, somebody, help me. I do not want to have to re-install Windows. If so, I am downgrading. I am fed up with XP, but I will only do so as a last resort.
Louie C. :(
Last night, I was on my Windows XP computer and I was browsing around in some of the Administrator Tools and I ran across this tool that showed how my hard disk was split up. It showed a 9.22 GB primary partition (my only partition) and a 141 MB spot of unallocated disk space.
I decided to take the 141 MB and convert it into a new partition so I can use it for extra storage, primarily a separate space for my program development. After I followed the wizard, I was prompted to restart my computer. When I did so, I got past the BIOS splash screen and got this error:
Windowds can not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<WINDOWS ROOT>\SYSTEM32\HAL.DLL
Please re-install a copy of the file above
I can not boot into safe mode or any of the boot options. I can get to a DOS prompt using my XP CD, and I even backed up the old HAL.DLL (which was there) and expanded a new copy off of the XP CD, only to be greeted by the same message.
Please, somebody, help me. I do not want to have to re-install Windows. If so, I am downgrading. I am fed up with XP, but I will only do so as a last resort.
Louie C. :(