hal.dll missing or corrupt and can't fix using recovery console

tobster911

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Hello all,

Having a problem with an XP machine. When I try to boot, I get the issue Missing or Corrupt hal.dll file.

I booted onto XP disc, then recovery mode, and typed in
expand h:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32\
then y to overwrite file, but still having the same problem

I then tried renaming hal.dll to hal,old in System32, and then expanding hal,dl_ from the disk onto the computer, but still, to no avail...

Any help appreciated

Thank you
 

tobster911

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Not my PC, but a customers... we hate Windows 8 here. It's not too bad on a tablet, but it's pretty much the worst OS imaginable for non touch capable devices...
Thank you