Hey everybody my sister had the same problem
" Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file. "
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Turn on the PC and press the F8 key repeatedly when the first screen appears.
The Windows advanced options menu appears.
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Use the Up and Down Arrow and Enter keys to select Return to OS choices .
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Select Microsoft Windows Recovery Console .
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If "Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console" is not listed, restart the PC with a Windows XP CD, Recovery Console CD, or Recovery Tools CD in the top CD or DVD drive and open Microsoft Windows Recovery Console. If a Windows XP Setup screen appears when using Recovery Console CDs, press the R key to open the Recovery Console. |
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If "Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console" does not list and you do not have a CD with recovery console, try the following: |
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Turn on the PC, and press the F10 key repeatedly at the first screen.
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that will take you to the recovery menu and it recovered my sisters pc and it worked again like if it was brand new