hey donkee... google is your friend! dont be afraid to use it. the first link
that comes up when you type in "hal.dll" and do a search should do it for ya.
i could post the link, but just give google a shot!

"donkee" wrote:

> I formatted the Seagate hard drive and proceeded to load the necessary files
> from the xp home disk, after the required reboot I got this message "Windows
> root\system32\hal.dll missing" and my system just hangs there.
>
> What can I do to fix this?
>
> Thanks
> Shaun