How can I fix a Windows XP boot fault with hal.dll missing or corrupt?

by willtee on November 30, 2009

Q: I have a old Windows XP PC displaying a boot fault of :

<windows root>\system32\hal.dll missing or corrupt.

I have my laptop (which I’m using) but can anyone tell me a simple-ish way of fixing this please as I’m at my wits end and ready to give up.

One Response to “How can I fix a Windows XP boot fault with hal.dll missing or corrupt?”

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Microsoft has some instructions for how to deal with this problem here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477

Mark (Uber Geek) says: on November 30, 2009 at 10:16 am

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