Solve : Booting XP?

1.	Solve : Booting XP?
Answer» I turned on my computer and received a message toside.sys not file. setup failed. I also receive an error about a missing hal.dll file, please reinstall. How to I boot to windows? I don't have a XP cd, because Compaq/HP didn't give one with the system. I was told by a tech to go to a repair shop and pay to have my data put on cd. I called a few places and it's pretty expensive. Please help.The first error you listed makes no sense whatsoever. There is a procedure for fixing the hal.dll file. Travel to the link below, read the instructions very carefully (i'd print them out for future use ), and have your WinXP CD handy... Good Luck. patio. 8-)I think you forgot the link, Patio. I think... that Compaq & HP have a partition that has the files to reinstall without cd's. In fact I know it because I just did it to a clients computer last week. When the system boots check the screen and look for something that might point you to System Recovery, like using the F12, F10, F2. It will either be a destructive or non-destructive restore. I think that whe I did the restore last week it DID NOT remove everything, just reinstalled the operating system and left all the other files/folders along. Alan <>< Quote I think you forgot the link, Patio. Holy Crap ! Brain fart.... http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185301251 patio. 8-)when I do the bootcfg/rebuild, it says nothing exists. When I do check disk it tells me failed to SUCCESSFULLY scan DISKS for window installations. Error may be caused by corrupt file system. I don't have the windows xp cd. I have a compaq presario, which only has the Recovery Tools cd, and 2 recovery disks. I googled about the toside.sys error. It says Error Message: The following file is corrupted: toside.sys Translation: One of the RAM modules on your computer is corrupted or won’t work with your computer correctly. Microsoft's websiste has: When you try to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you may receive the following error message: The following file is corrupted: toside.sys Back to the top CAUSE This issue may occur if one or more of the random access memory (RAM) modules that are installed in your computer is damaged or if the RAM configuration is incompatible. Back to the top RESOLUTION To TROUBLESHOOT and resolve this issue, remove the memory modules that are installed in your computer, but leave enough RAM to start your computer and run Windows, and then restart your computer. This message occurs on the first screen that says press f1 for setup. I am trying to recover my data, important financial papers, and pictures. I have not installed any memory. I do not have a windows xp cd. It was a pre-installed system.You should test the RAM using diagnostic software that can be found here(click). It requires one bootable diskette. Back-up your files by mounting the current HDD in another Windows XP PC (in case of NTFS file system) as a slave.Sorry, I don't have another windows xp computer. I can't use a diskette, because my computer doesn't have a floppy drive. It only has places for memory card readers, flash drives, etc. When I went through the previous steps , and it asks which NUMBER you want to choose: It says 1: c\i386, 2 C:\miniNT, and 3. H:\windows. On C drive it has partitions 1 Fat 32, and on H drive it has partition 2 NTFS. I don't know what any of this stuff means. Is it possible to reinstall windows, and then download recovery data PROGRAMS to get my data back? If so, How do I reinstall windows with a compaq computer that was preinstalled?Also concerning the toside.sys. I found on another site that malware may camaflauge themselves as toside.sys and it is located in the c\windows or c\windows\system32 directory. Quote Sorry, I don't have another windows xp computer. I can't use a diskette, because my computer doesn't have a floppy drive. It only has places for memory card readers, flash drives, etc. Then you'll have to mount one, the RAM isn't going to test it self you know.

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I turned on my computer and received a message toside.sys not file. setup failed. I also receive an error about a missing hal.dll file, please reinstall. How to I boot to windows? I don't have a XP cd, because Compaq/HP didn't give one with the system. I was told by a tech to go to a repair shop and pay to have my data put on cd. I called a few places and it's pretty expensive.

Please help.The first error you listed makes no sense whatsoever.

There is a procedure for fixing the hal.dll file.
Travel to the link below, read the instructions very carefully (i'd print them out for future use ), and have your WinXP CD handy...

Good Luck.

patio. 8-)I think you forgot the link, Patio. I think... that Compaq & HP have a partition that has the files to reinstall without cd's. In fact I know it because I just did it to a clients computer last week.

When the system boots check the screen and look for something that might point you to System Recovery, like using the F12, F10, F2.

It will either be a destructive or non-destructive restore. I think that whe I did the restore last week it DID NOT remove everything, just reinstalled the operating system and left all the other files/folders along.

Alan <>< Quote

I think you forgot the link, Patio.

Holy Crap !

Brain fart....

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185301251

patio. 8-)when I do the bootcfg/rebuild, it says nothing exists. When I do check disk it tells me failed to SUCCESSFULLY scan DISKS for window installations. Error may be caused by corrupt file system.

I don't have the windows xp cd. I have a compaq presario, which only has the Recovery Tools cd, and 2 recovery disks.

I googled about the toside.sys error. It says Error Message:
The following file is corrupted: toside.sys
Translation:
One of the RAM modules on your computer is corrupted or won’t work with your computer correctly.

Microsoft's websiste has: When you try to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you may receive the following error message:
The following file is corrupted: toside.sys
Back to the top
CAUSE
This issue may occur if one or more of the random access memory (RAM) modules that are installed in your computer is damaged or if the RAM configuration is incompatible.
Back to the top
RESOLUTION
To TROUBLESHOOT and resolve this issue, remove the memory modules that are installed in your computer, but leave enough RAM to start your computer and run Windows, and then restart your computer.

This message occurs on the first screen that says press f1 for setup.

I am trying to recover my data, important financial papers, and pictures. I have not installed any memory. I do not have a windows xp cd. It was a pre-installed system.You should test the RAM using diagnostic software that can be found here(click).

It requires one bootable diskette.

Back-up your files by mounting the current HDD in another Windows XP PC (in case of NTFS file system) as a slave.Sorry, I don't have another windows xp computer. I can't use a diskette, because my computer doesn't have a floppy drive. It only has places for memory card readers, flash drives, etc.

When I went through the previous steps , and it asks which NUMBER you want to choose: It says 1: c\i386, 2 C:\miniNT, and 3. H:\windows. On C drive it has partitions 1 Fat 32, and on H drive it has partition 2 NTFS.

I don't know what any of this stuff means.

Is it possible to reinstall windows, and then download recovery data PROGRAMS to get my data back? If so, How do I reinstall windows with a compaq computer that was preinstalled?Also concerning the toside.sys. I found on another site that malware may camaflauge themselves as toside.sys and it is located in the c\windows or c\windows\system32 directory. Quote

Sorry, I don't have another windows xp computer. I can't use a diskette, because my computer doesn't have a floppy drive. It only has places for memory card readers, flash drives, etc.

Then you'll have to mount one, the RAM isn't going to test it self you know.

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