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| Answer» <html><body><p>Hello. I have a SERIOUS issue that I PRAY AND HOPE someone can HELP ME, PLEASE!!!<br/><br/>I am going to cut to the chase and tell you in detail what is happening now and not what lead up to this issue now. I am not looking for a reason (so I felt out the details on how and what lead up to this issue), I am looking for a way out of this to get my system back up and working again. I would like a reason, but I will consider that a separate thread sometime.<br/><br/>When I boot/start into my Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with SP3, I get a message long before the WIndows XP splash screen is visible. At normal startup, I get a message that states,<br/><br/>BOOTMGR is missing<br/>Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart<br/><br/><br/>I have installed some time ago Windows Recovery Console as a separate installation of Windows that used to show prior to the Windows XP splash screen appearing. Now, I do not get that option or any options. Actually, I used to get a choice between Windows Recovery Console and Windows XP prior to Windows XP starting. By default, the Windows XP was always highlighted to automatically and normally startup Windows XP. Now, after my BIOS finishes loading I get that message I just stated above since this issue started.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>I DO have the Windows XP CD-ROM. Now, I set the BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM to run the CD-ROM at boot and I press any key to start Windows XP Setup. After a minute or two of copying the drivers, I get to the options menu in Windows Setup. All I have for options is:<br/><br/><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-236780" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a>. To setup Windows XP...<br/>2. To create a partition...<br/>3. To delete a selected partition...<br/><br/>I do not have any Windows Recovery (Console) options here. <br/><br/>Am I missing something on how to get to Windows Recovery Console by chance? <br/><br/>***<br/><br/>I have <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/made-1082584" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MADE">MADE</a> copies of MS-DOS Start Disks (6 of them on floppy disks). I set BIOS to start with them and inserted disk number 1. Well, after the BIOS splash screen has stopped loading I get this message:<br/><br/>Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:<br/>\system32\hal.dll.<br/>Please re-install a copy of the above file.<br/><br/>So there you have it. Is there any hopes for me to get back into my Windows XP from where I stand now?<br/><br/>I serious feel I need to get into the Windows Recovery Console to do some system serious repairs with my CD-ROM. Any way I can from where I stand or not?<br/><br/>Any suggestions are HIGHLY appreciated at this time.<br/><br/>Please provide suggestions, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/facts-16997" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FACTS">FACTS</a>, or any advice. Please let me know where I stand from your viewpoint.<br/>Sorry to tell you but SP3 does not play well with media center addition. I know from personal experience. Try going to setup Xp from there. You can try to reinstall on top or along side of previous windows if you need to backup data. Best bet is probably to wipe out the partition and start from scratch. If you continue to use Media Center Edition stay with SP2, just install all other updates.<br/><br/>Good Luck<strong>If you have Windows XP CD...</strong><br/><br/>1. Insert the Windows XP Bootable CD into CD-Rom drive<br/>2. Click on <strong>Start > Run</strong><br/>3. Type <strong>d:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons</strong> where <strong>d</strong> is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive. <br/>4. A Windows Setup Dialog will appear press <strong>Yes</strong> to confirm the installation.<br/>5. Restart your computer after installation, and the next time you restart your computer you will see <strong>Microsoft Windows Recovery Console</strong> in the startup boot menu.<br/><br/><br/><strong>If you don't have Windows XP CD...</strong><br/><br/>1. Download Windows Recovery Console: <a href="http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso">http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso</a><br/>2. Download, and install <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/free-240724" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FREE">FREE</a> <strong>Imgburn</strong>: <a href="http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download">http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download</a><br/>3. Using Imgburn, burn <strong>rc.iso</strong> to a CD.<br/>4. The above will create bootable Recovery Console CD.<br/>Download the XP recovery console here:<br/><a href="http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso">http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso</a><br/><br/>Use an ISO burning program to burn the image to a disk. If you don't have a program that burn ISOs you can download imgburn here:<br/><a href="http://www.imgburn.com/">http://www.imgburn.com/</a><br/><br/>If you're unsure how to burn the disk there is a guide here:<br/><a href="https://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn">http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn</a><br/><br/>Boot to the CD and enter the recovery console.<br/>You will be asked which installation to log onto. If you have only one installation press 1 and then press enter. Then you will be asked for the password. If you have no password just press enter. Then type cd\ to got to the root of C.<br/><br/>At the C prompt type<br/>fixboot<br/>and press enter. First of all, thank you for your replies!!!<br/><br/>You are all kind!!! <br/><br/>Well, I have discovered after hours of testing and figuring this thing out step-by-step, it was the hard drive that is now failing that caused this issue from the gecko.<br/><br/>This is what I did:<br/><br/>I proceed with a diagnostic check first with the hard drive that Windows XP is on. I have a Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA hard drive with 500GB space and a 16 MB Cache.<br/><br/>I used Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostic Tools. I downloaded and installed it on my Windows 7 that is on another hard drive. Windows 7's hard drive and Window XP's hard drive are both on separate hard drives on the same computer. I was able to run this program on Windows 7 to check the hard drive that Windows XP is on. This is what I found:<br/><br/>1. Initially I found using some "SMART Status" it stated that it "<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/passed-596987" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PASSED">PASSED</a>" with a green checkmark next to it. This is like a quick scan that is performed from the beginning. That is all well in good.<br/><br/>2. Now, I performed a "Extended Test" using this same program. It took under 2 hours to complete. The result stated, "Test found bad sectors that may be repairable." There is a "Repair" button on the window. When I click on "Repair", I get the message, "Error was detected while repairing bad sectors." All I have for options is "OK". I click on "OK", and I get a message stating, "Please contact WD technical support for help". I get back to the main menu of this program and I click on, "View Test Result". Here are the stats it gives:<br/><br/>Test Option: EXTENDED TEST<br/>Model Number: WDC WD50000AAKS-00A7B2<br/>Firmware Number: 01.03B01<br/>Capacity: 500.11 GB<br/>SMART Status: PASS<br/>Test Result: FAIL<br/>Test Error Code: 08 - Error detected while repairing bad sectors.<br/>Test Time: 15:03:3, August 03, 2010<br/><br/>Therefore I can conclude that the WD hard drive is failing.<br/><br/>Any experts on this issue with hard drives? Is this issue completely and utterly impossible now to repair with my Windows XP? ...any other possibilities? Verdict?<br/><br/>Please reply?<br/><br/>Thanks!<br/> Start backing up your data now. I agree.</p></body></html> | |