ERROR STARTING WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION

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Hi


Please try the following link to Kelly's web page:


"HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm


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Will Denny
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"Paco" <Paco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:326A3ADC-AA15-404C-8B96-FA7946E913F6@microsoft.com...
> When I turn on my PC and after few messages about loading WINXP, I have a
> message on an old DOS window that says:
> "Could not load windows because file is corrupt. Please copy file again to
> <windows root> \system32\hal.dll"
> And the loading proces halts. This is maybe because long ago I had a lot
> of
> spyware on my machine. Now trying to boot WinXP is not working.
>
> Is there a way to fix this without the ANOYING process of re-installing
> all
> my stuff?
> Also, if I have to re-install, is there a way to do backup of all my
> personal files? (note that WinXP is not loading at all) ***URGENT
> PLEASE!!!***
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
> FVS