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Friday, 30 January 2009 01:10

Article Description: These are some great steps to take if you have a computer with the Invalid Boot.ini or HAL.DLL is missing or corrupt.
Steps to fix Invalid Boot.ini or HAL.DLL

If you are getting any one these error messages upon starting Windows XP/2K--

Invalid Boot.ini or Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Windows\System32\Hal.dll
  1. This problem can be corrected booting the the Windows XP CD.
  2. Going into Recovery Console and typing BOOTCFG /REBUILD .
  3. Then press Y at the first prompt.
  4. At the Enter Load Identifer prompt type in Windows XP Home or Pro depending on which you have.
  5. Then at the Enter OS Load Options type /FASTDETECT
  6. Now restart the system and it should be fine. For more info about this issue goto. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184

 
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