windowssystem32hal.dll or HAL.DLL

[colin trunt]

I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?

[sc tom]

"Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
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>I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?
>

Maybe he's excited
Mine's all caps, too.
--
SC Tom

"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.

[colin trunt]

"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
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> "Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
> news:eFPun.684404$5n1.467294@newsfe01.ams2...
>>I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?
>>
>
> Maybe he's excited
> Mine's all caps, too.
> --
> SC Tom
>
> "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
> any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
> Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
>

Is that hal.dll used in a normal boot?

When I try to do a recovery boot it says it can't find it.

[jose]

On Apr 6, 9:13

[colin trunt]

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
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>
> "Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
> news:eFPun.684404$5n1.467294@newsfe01.ams2...
>>I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?
>>
>

Thanks, it turns out that the problem is not significant for me.
IT only occurs under certain circumstance so I can always boot
and boot into recovery if I 'don't mess around too much'.
However I will have look at the solutios on the link, but I notice
a link it gives for help just points to segates website!!
Also no way I am reinstalling windows as a 'solution', I don't rebuild my
house
because I have loose tile on the roof!!
I will have a look at the rest later

[colin trunt]

"Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Apr 6, 9:13 pm, "Colin Trunt" <co...@trunt.com> wrote:
> "SC Tom" <s...@tom.net> wrote in message
>
> news:uRjyWve1KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > "Colin Trunt" <co...@trunt.com> wrote in message
> >news:eFPun.684404$5n1.467294@newsfe01.ams2...
> >>I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?
>
> > Maybe he's excited
> > Mine's all caps, too.
> > --
> > SC Tom
>
> > "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
> > any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
> > Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
>
> Is that hal.dll used in a normal boot?
>
> When I try to do a recovery boot it says it can't find it.

My hal.dll shows uppercase when displayed in Windows Explorer.

I am pretty sure it is an important file and necessary for a
successful boot.

If your system is afflicted in such a way that you are seeing a
message about hal.dll being missing or corrupt, this is generally a
trivial issue to resolve
after you do this first:

You should first boot your PC into the XP Recovery Console using a
bootable XP installation CD or a bootable CD with the XP Recovery
Console on it. This
is not the same as any Recovery or System CDs that may have come with
a store bought system. If you are not sure what you have, make a
bootable XP Recovery Console CD and be sure.

You can create a bootable XP Recovery Console CD when no XP media is
available:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic276527.html

For each of your hard disks, you should then run:

chkdsk /r

For example, from the Recovery Console prompt, enter:

chkdsk c: /r

[colin trunt]

"Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
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> "Jose" <jose_ease@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 6, 9:13 pm, "Colin Trunt" <co...@trunt.com> wrote:
>> "SC Tom" <s...@tom.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:uRjyWve1KHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Colin Trunt" <co...@trunt.com> wrote in message
>> >news:eFPun.684404$5n1.467294@newsfe01.ams2...
>> >>I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal?
>>
>> > Maybe he's excited
>> > Mine's all caps, too.
>> > --
>> > SC Tom
>>
>> > "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
>> > any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
>> > Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
>>
>> Is that hal.dll used in a normal boot?
>>
>> When I try to do a recovery boot it says it can't find it.
>
> My hal.dll shows uppercase when displayed in Windows Explorer.
>
> I am pretty sure it is an important file and necessary for a
> successful boot.
>
> If your system is afflicted in such a way that you are seeing a
> message about hal.dll being missing or corrupt, this is generally a
> trivial issue to resolve
> after you do this first:
>
> You should first boot your PC into the XP Recovery Console using a
> bootable XP installation CD or a bootable CD with the XP Recovery
> Console on it. This
> is not the same as any Recovery or System CDs that may have come with
> a store bought system. If you are not sure what you have, make a
> bootable XP Recovery Console CD and be sure.
>
> You can create a bootable XP Recovery Console CD when no XP media is
> available:
>
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic276527.html
>
> For each of your hard disks, you should then run:
>
> chkdsk /r
>
> For example, from the Recovery Console prompt, enter:
>
> chkdsk c: /r


I think the file is finebut it just gets confused as to where it is.
I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
mess about to much and do it directly.
>
>

[jose]

On Apr 7, 4:09

[colin trunt]

"John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Colin Trunt wrote:
>
>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
>> mess about to much and do it directly.
>
> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean by
> "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot
> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery
> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with
> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option
> to boot?
>
> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on
> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the
> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term
> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition".
>
> John

First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a
choice
1)windows
2)recovey
3)ubuntu

[colin trunt]

"Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
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>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Colin Trunt wrote:
>>
>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
>>> mess about to much and do it directly.
>>
>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean
>> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot
>> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery
>> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with
>> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option
>> to boot?
>>
>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on
>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the
>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term
>> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition".
>>
>> John
>
> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a
> choice
> 1)windows
> 2)recovey
> 3)ubuntu

my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu"


>

[john john - mvp]

Colin Trunt wrote:
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Colin Trunt wrote:
>>
>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
>>> mess about to much and do it directly.
>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean by
>> "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot
>> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery
>> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with
>> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option
>> to boot?
>>
>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on
>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the
>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term
>> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition".
>>
>> John
>
> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery,

That (F10) has nothing really to do with Windows per se, it's a factory
restore thing.

> then it goes to a choice
>
> 1)windows
> 2)recovey
> 3)ubuntu

Is that *after* pressing the F10 key? Or does it go to this menu
without pressing the F10 key? Did you install Ubunto, is the above a
Lilo/Grub boot menu? Or is it the Windows boot menu?

You didn't answer my question about your hard disks and partitions... I
need this information to offer additional help.

Also, while booted to the Windows installation could you please run this
command at a Command Prompt and post the results of the command:

set system

John

[john john - mvp]

Colin Trunt wrote:
> "Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
> news:xflvn.2326$LS2.1843@newsfe13.ams2...
>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Colin Trunt wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
>>>> mess about to much and do it directly.
>>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean
>>> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot
>>> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery
>>> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with
>>> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option
>>> to boot?
>>>
>>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on
>>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the
>>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term
>>> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition".
>>>
>>> John
>> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a
>> choice
>> 1)windows
>> 2)recovey
>> 3)ubuntu
>
> my boot.ini
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=15
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
> c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu"

Comes back to the question of how many hard disks and partitions do you
have and where exactly is Windows installed. Also, where is this
boot.ini file located? (on which hard disk and on which partition?)

Also need the results of the set system command.

The problem is most likely due to an incorrect ARC path in the boot.ini
file.

John

[colin trunt]

"John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Colin Trunt wrote:
>> "Colin Trunt" <colin@trunt.com> wrote in message
>> news:xflvn.2326$LS2.1843@newsfe13.ams2...
>>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Colin Trunt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't
>>>>> mess about to much and do it directly.
>>>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean
>>>> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a
>>>> boot menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the
>>>> Recovery Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess
>>>> about with there and what is there to do directly other than selecting
>>>> which option to boot?
>>>>
>>>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on
>>>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the
>>>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the
>>>> term "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition".
>>>>
>>>> John
>>> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a
>>> choice
>>> 1)windows
>>> 2)recovey
>>> 3)ubuntu
>>
>> my boot.ini
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=15
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>> c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu"
>
> Comes back to the question of how many hard disks and partitions do you
> have and where exactly is Windows installed. Also, where is this boot.ini
> file located? (on which hard disk and on which partition?)
>
> Also need the results of the set system command.
>
> The problem is most likely due to an incorrect ARC path in the boot.ini
> file.
>
> John

This is the boot.ini on drive d: (recovery drive)

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu"





ah......im thinking

I don;t know what happens at startup.

Anyway partion 2 is c: I think and 1 is d:
When I list then in disk management they are show as d: then c :
in the bottom rigt panel