Help, what do I do! Using windows xp service pack 2, and it says hal.dll is corrupt or missing, what do i do, i cant reinstall! Thanks
Something similar happened to me.
First thing to do is to save all your files. You can acces you Windows partition from Mac OS X and copy all your Windows files to the Mac side.
Then just open the BootCamp utility and select to make the HD only one partition again. Then procede to install Windows again.
I found a way to repair the problem and re-install only the missing file, but it was a lot of work and very complicated.
For anyone who has been using Parallels with their Boot Camp partition and is now having the missing hal.dll problem, try the solutions given in this post.
I have this same problem.. and reading this i have no idea what the hell you guys mean by 'Parrallels'
Majority of hal.dll error is due to boot.ini problem.
If you do have hal.dll (the majority of cases), you need to correct boot.ini file. You need to identify which partition XP is installed and correct boot.ini to point XP installation to correct partition.
Most likely, your boot.ini will be something like
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(x)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(x)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
where x = partition #. Dont forget that partition does not start from 0 but from 1.
Is there a way to fix the hal.dll error without reinstalling windows? Every time I reinstall windows, I get the same hal.dll error.
I'd rather just go into boot.ini and edit it to look for the proper partition. Is this possible?
Thanks in advance.
Google Translate said:who is also the problem that some Macs can not install XPPro on NTFS, the solution here in brief:
* Creating a new partition with boot camp (remove old first!)
* Start the installation
* The first blue screen ("To install a SCSI driver, press F6 Third Party") F10 key and wait until the console will appear - it takes ...
* Format c: / fs: ntfs enter
* Typing exit
* Computer restarts, start XP installation
* Existing file system to take - not format!
Some say it's the "boot.ini" as the problem, here is what's stated in my boot.ini