can not start my laptop! help!!!

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Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing or
Corrupt...

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How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

Error Message: Cannot Find \Windows\System32\hal.dll
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm
Also see http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm for troubleshooting issues with HAL
(Hardware Abstraction Layer).


"brakspear" <brakspear@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> after installing windows XP on my system, while windows 98 was still os, the
> laptop when i start it says:
>
> "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
> <Windows root>\system\hal.dll. please re-install a copy of the above file"
>
> the whole comes up with balck screen, like dos. please let me know where i
> get these file from and how can i install these file to get my laptop running
> again? thank you for you help!