HAL.dll is missing or corrupt (Windows XP). Error loading Windows XP

What to say, many computer userssystems are so used to working in a Windows XP environment that they never want to change it to more recent systems. However, the "expiry" itself, as well as subsequent versions of Windows, is prone to errors like "Can not start HAL.dll", "File not found", "File is corrupt or missing", etc. Let's see what can be done do to restore the system load without any cardinal measures such as a full reinstall.

What is this file?

If we talk about the file itself, understanding its functioning for an ordinary user will be quite complicated.

In general terms: in Windows XP HAL.dll is responsible for the interaction of software and "iron" components and is a so-called layer of software code at the level of hardware abstractions, that is, it hides some moments of hardware implementation at all levels - from "hardware" to application programs. This applies to all components present in the system.

So why do mistakes of many mistakes occur?when the system boots, when "HAL.dll is missing or damaged" appears on the monitor screen? Windows XP, as one of the aging systems, is prone to such failures the most.

The main functions of the library

As for the functional, we can say thatthis library is a kind of layer that allows not only the user, but also any software developer to use application commands for direct access to, say, some "iron" component, even without taking into account its brand, name, manufacturer, etc. .

In general, it is a universal bridge thatallows the program to work on any equipment in a universal mode. To make it clearer: in some ways the functionality of the HAL.dll library can be compared to the same DirectX by the principle of operation.

Why does the error "HAL.dll is missing or corrupt" (Windows XP)?

In general, the reasons for such errors canbe very much. The most commonplace situations are damage to the hard drive or the memory slots. In this case, you just need to diagnose them.

It goes without saying that one can not exclude the harmful effects of viruses that can not only change the structure of the file, but even completely remove it from the hard drive.

However, now we take such situations incalculation will not. We assume that the hard drive is OK, there are no viruses, and the error "HAL.dll is missing or corrupted" (Windows XP) is caused solely due to software failures.

System Restore

Let us first consider the situation when the systemyou can still download. Naturally, at the beginning of the system boot, a line may appear on the black screen indicating that the Windows root \ System32 \ HAL.dll component is not found (missing or corrupted).

The easiest solution is to downloadWindows XP in safe mode, but only with the command line (at the beginning of the boot process, use the F8 key, and then select the appropriate section).

After the appearance of the command line, you just needregister the combination c: \ windows \ system32 \ restore \ rstrui.exe (system recovery) in it, and then just follow the instructions on the screen. In many cases this helps. But what if the message with the line missing the bootable Windows root element \ System32 \ HAL.dll l appears again and the system does not boot at all?

Correcting incorrect entries in the boot.ini file

Few users know that not always an errorload is associated with the library in question. Sometimes this is only an effect, and the reason lies in the incorrect (incorrect) entries in the boot.ini file pointing to the volume partition where the operating system is located. You can, of course, use some programs for Windows XP (we'll list them a little later), but now let's see what can be done most without their help.

So, to start we boot from anyWindows XP installation CD, preinstalling the CD / DVD-ROM as the priority boot device in the BIOS, and then pressing the "R" key, go to the Recovery Console.

Now we select the necessary assembly of Windows XP,if necessary, enter the admin password, and then use the bootcfg / rebuild command and press Enter. After finding a copy of Windows and the incoming request, add it to the download list (press "Y" and enter the identifier as a modification of Windows XP (Home Edition or Professional), in general, what is installed on the computer).

After that, we reboot and choose the optionBoot with a new source. Only after that it will be possible to find in the system the file boot.ini, open it with the usual "Notepad" and delete the wrong boot path.

HAL.dll error: remediation with the console

The above restoration optionsthey do not always work. The reason can really consist in the damage or absence of the desired file, which by default is located on the system disk (most often it is the "C" drive) to the address Windows \ System32 \ HAL.dll.

Then we again need the installation disk andLog into the Recovery Console as described above. Now our task is to find the original file on the disk and copy it to the system partition of the hard drive. We will make a reservation at once: such actions are applicable exclusively to the system Windows XP, with the "seven" and "the figure-eight" such things do not pass.

Suppose the drive is identified by the letter "E". The file itself on the disk is located in the i386 folder. To verify that it really is, use the command E: \ I386> dir. Found? Perfectly! But why then the file name does not correspond to the original, and is designated as HAL.dl_? Just because it's a packed CAB archive, which we need to unpack.

To do this, use the expand e command: i386hal.dl_ c: \ windows \ system32 (with a space before the letter "C"). You can, of course, unpack the file and just on the system disk, and then copy it to the right place. But why, if you can copy and replace directly? After that, the system should boot into the normal mode without any problems.

The best programs to fix the situation

However, if such ways of correction of an error"HAL.dll is missing or corrupt" (Windows XP), some users may seem too abstruse, you can use many specialized applications such as Acronis Disk Director, Acronis Recovery Expert, Bootice and others.

Such programs for Windows XP, in principle, especiallythey do not differ among themselves, since they need to be downloaded directly from an optical media or a flash drive, and they use similar methods in their work. Another thing is that the user does not have to enter specific commands, because the menu is fully specified in them, and in their basis they are designed to restore lost or corrupted data or even whole logical partitions of the hard disk.

If you have already noticed, all these applicationsThey are programs of a general type, so to speak, for all occasions. Naturally, in some ways they, for example, to an inexperienced user will be able to help. Although it raises legitimate doubts that an ordinary user, without the necessary knowledge, will use them. Unfortunately, most of them, without going into the essence of the matter, quickly take up the reinstallation of the system. But in vain.

It may happen that when you reinstall Windows there will be such errors that the installation will not be completed until the end, and as a result the user will get an absolutely inoperative system.

Conclusion

Of course, the use of recovery programsinformation is good. But still, there is no guarantee that the necessary dynamic library file will be fully restored, no one can give a guarantee. Therefore, despite the seeming simplicity of working with such applications and their almost complete automation, it is better not to be lazy and take advantage of standard methods of restoring the system load. Let them be more complicated or take more time, but in this case you can be absolutely sure that Windows XP will be restored completely and completely.

True, in some cases, when the errors givendynamic libraries are not the cause, but the consequence of other software failures, the use of such utilities can be justified. However, if the problem is in the hard drive or in the memory malfunction, there's nothing to be done. First you will have to perform a full test, and in the most unpleasant case - replace the "hardware" and install the system, as they say, from scratch. I'll have to accept it.