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

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

I know about kellys korner website, however, their suggestions are based on
the fact that you already have windows xp installed. I unfortunately didn't
notice it until i decided to do a clean install of windows which means i
formatted my hard drive clean only then did I notice that hal.dll was
missing. I dont have option of going into the os and configuring the files.

Is there any other alternative?
thanks

Hi ... See if this helps

http://www.dlldump.com/dll-files/H_1.html

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"donkee" <donkee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>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

Thanks for the link to the file, however, im not too sure how to install the
file into the system. Must I burn it to a cd and just boot from the cd and
let it find it?

Hi ... You can dowloaded on floppy or cd disk which ever one you like ,
Then put it in your computer , Then double click the " My Computer " If you
place it on a cd disk you should see it where you optical drive is ( CD
Rom ) Just double click on it and do the same with the file , it should
download onto your computer and windows should take care the rest ... Same
goes with the flop drive if you placed onto a floppy ...

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"donkee" <donkee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Thanks for the link to the file, however, im not too sure how to install
> the
> file into the system. Must I burn it to a cd and just boot from the cd
> and
> let it find it?

you dont understand, windows will not load. Therefore I cant click on my
computer to start the process that u described. Is there any other
alternative? FYI Im using another pc to access this site to try to diagnose
the issue

"RoadRunner" wrote:

> Hi ... You can dowloaded on floppy or cd disk which ever one you like ,
> Then put it in your computer , Then double click the " My Computer " If you
> place it on a cd disk you should see it where you optical drive is ( CD
> Rom ) Just double click on it and do the same with the file , it should
> download onto your computer and windows should take care the rest ... Same
> goes with the flop drive if you placed onto a floppy ...
>
> ...
> "donkee" <donkee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EEE8BBE9-25EC-4967-A21D-22EC85B67ADC@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the link to the file, however, im not too sure how to install
> > the
> > file into the system. Must I burn it to a cd and just boot from the cd
> > and
> > let it find it?
>
>
>

ok i seem to be on a roll here. I found this guys recommendation:

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Final Solution:

Removed hard drive from system.
Added Hard drive to a 2nd WORKING XP PRO System. As Slave on Cable select.

***(all references to “D:\” are the Slave Hard drive damaged windows)***

Booted system and enabled - Explorer\tools\folder options

Display contents of system folders.
Show Hidden Files and Folders.
UN-check Hide Protected OS Files.

Go to “D:\” open Boot.ini in NOTEPAD, remove the Extra OS’s added with
option 1.
Close and Save changes to Boot.ini

Go to “My Computer” Right click on “D:\” select SEARCH “D:\”

Search “All or Part of the File Name” = “hal”

Hal.dll may or may not be found in “D:\WINDOWS\System32” either way it’s no
good.
A working copy of hal.dll WILL be found in “C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386”
COPY THAT FILE “D:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\hal.dll”
And Paste it to “D:\WINDOWS\System32” folder; if it asks to overwrite say YES.

You may now un-do the changes made to Explorer\tools\folder options to
RE-Hide files.
Shut Down the computer.

Remove the 2nd Drive and reinstall it to its own tower as Master.

You should Now be able to boot the computer up as if nothing ever happened.

With the exception that it will prompt you to reinstall some drivers, Just
say YES and let it auto detect …THEY ARE ALREADY THERE. And will setup fine.

This "FIX" assumes that the computer in question HAS at ther very least
service pack1, if not service pack 2.

If these patches have NOT been installed , I dont belive any such Reserve
copy of hal.dll will wxist on the drive!

Thanks for reading,
Shaun Gray

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Im not sure what he means by "Go to “D:\” open Boot.ini in NOTEPAD, remove
the Extra OS’s added with option 1.
Close and Save changes to Boot.ini"
What does he mean by "remove the extra os's added with option 1". This is
what I have in my Boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=signature(4de3f221)disk(0)rdisk(0)partitio n(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
signature(4de3f221)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN DOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

though I think he means change the variables in the partition section to 1,
the options are already set to 1 but when i try to run it in its own pc i
still get the missing hal.dll

Please advise

I fixed it, well not exactly the way i wanted it. It turns out that there is
something wrong with the new hard drive because I took out an old 6 gig hard
drive from an old system and connected it to the new system and lo and behold
no missing/corrupt hal.dll messages nor had i had to change any boot.ini
files. The installation of xp home is running smoothly as I type this
message.

Question is, it is a brand new Seagate 200 gig hard drive that is causing
these problems right? That is a big dissapointment maybe its a new hard drive
that i had to prepare it for installation? I thought that formatting it would
be fine but i still got the hal.dll message after formatting it completely!

I now have xp home running fine on a 6 gig hard drive=( Is there anything I
should know about before going for a exchange? anything I can do to the
200gig hard drive to make it work?

Thanks for any suggestions

"donkee" <donkee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I fixed it, well not exactly the way i wanted it. It turns out that there
>is
> something wrong with the new hard drive because I took out an old 6 gig
> hard
> drive from an old system and connected it to the new system and lo and
> behold
> no missing/corrupt hal.dll messages nor had i had to change any boot.ini
> files. The installation of xp home is running smoothly as I type this
> message.
>
> Question is, it is a brand new Seagate 200 gig hard drive that is causing
> these problems right? That is a big dissapointment maybe its a new hard
> drive
> that i had to prepare it for installation? I thought that formatting it
> would
> be fine but i still got the hal.dll message after formatting it
> completely!
>
> I now have xp home running fine on a 6 gig hard drive=( Is there anything
> I
> should know about before going for a exchange? anything I can do to the
> 200gig hard drive to make it work?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions


donkee:
If I correctly understand your problem, it seems that for one reason or
another you could not install a viable copy of the XP operating system on
your new Seagate 200 GB HD. When you boot to that drive you get the "missing
hal.dll" message and you can't access the OS. Is that the gist of your
problem?

If so, my guess (and it's only a guess!) at this point is that your problem
is not due to a defective HD. It's possible, of course, but from your
description of the problem I don't see it as a defective HD, at least not
yet. It sounds to me like a faulty installation of XP.

In a previous posting, you stated "i formatted my hard drive clean". I
assume from this that you undertook a partitioning/formatting process prior
to the installation of the OS. This is unnecessary & undesirable in nearly
every case. Is there any reason why you would not use the XP installation CD
to install the OS and at the same time partition & format your drive during
the installation process?

Have you tried to reinstall the OS in a straightforward manner simply using
the XP installation media? This time, of course, it will be necessary to
delete whatever partition(s) have been previously created. But that too, is
simple enough to do during the install process.

Naturally you're certain that your Seagate is correctly connected and
configured, right?

If you still have qualms about whether your Seagate HD is defective,
download their diagnostic utility from
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/ and test the drive.
Anna