Rock: I found an MS Tech article about Error 7 with the knrlmp. It said to
hit F6 to load a ScSI and then F7. Didn't work...skips asking about
SCSI...wants to go to Disk 2, so I get the error again.

Steve

"Steve" wrote:

> Thanks, Rock. I downloaded and created the resue disks. The 2nd disk gives me
> the following error: 'File \ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded. Error Code=7'
>
> Any suggestions ? Steve
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> > > I set the BIOS to boot from the CDROM, but I still get the message and the
> > > CDROM won't boot. I really don't want to reformat the hard drive.
> > >
> > > Rock, you're right that it's a corrupt Boot.ini, since the last thing I did
> > > was to modify the Boot.ini to remove the 2nd version of Windows.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me why the boot diskette I created on my main system won't
> > > let me see my C Drive on the bad machine? I can boot from the boot diskette,
> > > but not change to the C:. Suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Steve
> > >
> > > "Rock" wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Steve wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I had a backup machine that I inadvently installed 2 copies of Win Home XP
> > >>>on. I decided to clean things up, and now have a problem. I installed SP2,
> > >>>and removed the 2nd version based on an article I found in the Knowledge
> > >>>Base. Lastly, I edited the Boot.ini according to the instructions. When I
> > >>>reboot my machine I get the following error at the DOS prompt:
> > >>><Windows Root>\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt.
> > >>>
> > >>>I made a boot diskette on my main machine and copied hal.dll onto it. I can
> > >>>boot from the diskette, but the C Drive isn't there (DOS won't let me change
> > >>>to it, nor can I copy the missing DLL).
> > >>>
> > >>>Unfortunately, I don't remember enough about DOS to go beyond this step. Can
> > >>>anybody help me. Thanks, Steve
> > >>
> > >>[Courtesy the late MVP Alex Nichol]
> > >>
> > >>That message is rather misleading. It happens because the boot.ini file
> > >>that tells the boot where to look for 'Windows' is damaged, so it is
> > >>looking for files in the wrong place - hal.dll just happens to be the
> > >>first one it looks for. Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot
> > >>the XP CD and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair.
> > >>Assume any password requested is blank, and TAB over.
> > >>
> > >>Use
> > >>Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot,ini
> > >>DEL C:\boot.ini
> > >> to delete the bad one
> > >>BootCfg /Rebuild
> > >>
> > >>to search for Windows installations and make a new one.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Rock
> > >>MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> > Is the C: drive formatted in NTFS? If so Dos won't see it. Download
> > the six diskette set from MS. That should allow you to enter the
> > recovery console.
> >
> > How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994/en-us
> >
> > How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/en-us
> >
> > --
> > Rock
> > MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >
> >