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file missing while booting

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Anish
Anish Original post #1
Mar 13, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Hi friends,
while booting my old laptop with celeron processor and xp pro running, it shows a message that
"hal.dll" is missing please please copy the file.

Please tell me how to copy this file from the installation disk after going in to the repair option...

TIA
skeletor
skeletor #2
Mar 13, 2011 at 7:41 AM
A very common problem.

How to fix – hal.dll is missing or corrupt in windows
nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #3
Mar 15, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Hi, seems like hal.dll is missing eh? Go to dll-files.com and get the hal.dll file. According to dll-files.com -

Windows errors related to hal.dll
If Windows is unable to run applications due to a .dll error, this .dll may be missing or you may have registry error. Such errors can heavily influence the performance of your PC.

Recommended:

* Enhance your PC-speed:

* File description:
Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL, Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Version:
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)

* File size - 97.6kB
For more instructions, go here -
*www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?hal