Hi guys,i need some help please,i was having trouble with having so i thought i would having it,which i did bad mistake now nothing works.
i have no windows and wont even reconise the hard drive,i even tried to format the hard drive but all it said is the required perimeter is missing.I also tried to boot from the xp disc no go and the six floppy discs set up still no good.All i get now is the following,
<windows root>\system32\hal.dll. Please Help Phil

Hmmm so you cant boot from the xp cd at all? have you tried the boot selection ? or changed to cd first in the bios?

Hi Zinglebarb,thanks foe the reply,yes i tried that for cd and the floppys still no go,just get the same message.

yes but have you tried doing into bios and setting it to boot from cd? press either F2 or del key(sometimes F1) then search for boot options and set cd or floppy as first device. Is it a restore kit? if you have not got it set to either of these set it will keep trying from the hdd

Yes i have done that still no go,what i did try is that i took out the hard drive and gave it to someone else and he tried in a caddy and a main frame computer and they both did not reconise the hdd.
Then i tried a new hard drive in my comp and did not reconise that either.

so neither the old hard drive or the new hard drive is recognised in your machine? in bios? you should still be able to boot from cd unless you have not set the jumpers correctly

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bulldogblue agrees: very helpful

Thanks Zinglebarb,i will look at that when i get home later as i am at work at present and i will get back to you,all the best Phil

I've moved this thread to the appropriate forum

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Hi everyone,im still have trouble in re-installing win xp pro,i have set the bios to boot from cd rom but still wont install.The only thing it does pick-up is the hirens disc utility programmes which i can run it also says the the hard disc is ok,but i have tried to re-install windows on a borrowed hdd still no go,you can see both hdd in the bios set up.My friend tried my hdd in his computer and that also could not reconise my hd,is there anyone can hep. Thanks

Hello see if yhis works work?

Windows XP Setup - Missing HAL.DLL

Error message: "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem"

Error Message: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt

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Hi guy`s,tried everything that you all have advised me to do,i have still the same problems still cant load windows,Phil