When it asks you to select an Operating system microsoft XP Setup is Highlighted insted of Microsoft XP Home Edition after 5 seconds the next screen says:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or currupt <Windowsroot>system32.hal.dll Please re-install a copy of the above
This Problem occured about 3 weeks ago. All of a sudden when I boot up my Pc my toolbar works alright for about 10 or so minutes but after that the toolbar locks up. I can't access my "start" menu or anything I "minimize". What is far more worse is I can't load programs when this is happening. Sometimes though the computer "gives" and allows me to load things i want to for a few seconds but then it locks up again. So basically whatever is already loaded I can use but when this happends I can't load any programs,go to my start menu or basically ANYTHING. SoWhat should I do? Btw I cleaned out my PC thinking it was dust but I found out I was wrong.
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<Windows root>system32hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file."
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computer started to run very poorly: lagging, freezing up, windows end task etc finnaly one day it would not go into desktop. would only give option to start in normal mode or safe mode. so i tried starting in both but would only restart into the same option screen.I decided it was best to format harddrive and reload windows. insert windows disk and proceeded to format partition and reinstall windows. it formats all that way to 90 % and then states cannot format partition further, harddrive problems and to trouble shoot manual. tried quick format and repair but still nothing.tried restarting without reinstall disk. says cant access OS of course!
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ethernet controller
multimedia audio controller
video controller (VGA compatible).
The computer itself is an XC cube edition (not sure if that's a brand or not). It was supplied for a disabled student if that helps? It runs windows XP service pack 2.
When I turn on my computer, I get the following message:
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Last Known Good Configuration to revert to the most recent settings that worked.
If a previous startup attempt was interrupted due to a power failure or because the Power or Reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what caused the problem, choose Start Windows Normally.
When I turn on my computer, I get the following message:
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Last Known Good Configuration to revert to the most recent settings that worked.
If a previous startup attempt was interrupted due to a power failure or because the Power or Reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what caused the problem, choose Start Windows Normally.
i tried to reinstall windows Xp and a error came up saying unable to start the partition . then when i press ok on the error it reboots my computer. i cant reinstall my computer
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dll file IS there. I have tried downloading the file from the internet and
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