Recent content by bisleyroo

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    Missing HAL.DLL file, Win XP Home, SP3

    Thanks...I do not have anything other than the standard recovery CD to work with. I've tried partitioning the HD as detailed on some various tech forums but got other errors. In fact, after trying some of the repair methods, the error message changes upon reboot to give the standard...
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    Missing HAL.DLL file, Win XP Home, SP3

    A friend suggested I try this forum for help on what appears to be a common problem, but I've found no info on any forum since I updated to SP3. I have Win XP on a Dell desktop, SP2. I 'upgraded' to SP3, ran defrag a week later when things were slowing down, the next boot up I got a 'missing...