Solve : system32/hal.dll missing or corrupt?

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Answer» After deragging and installing software, I got a message that my system32/hal.dll is missing but before that I heard some noises from the inside of my computer, Hard Drive I beleive. So I quickly shut down since I never heard that hummm before. Now I cannot even boot up in Safe mode or get to the POINT to try a system restore with the OS CD . OS win XP. The message keeps stopping me. When trying to recover with the CD, I ran into a wall and had to bail out because I got a message that Windows could not detect a HDD in my system Sata hard drives 2x80gig New since April 07 I have a feeling I am in trouble, is there any one out there that can save me or is time to buy more hard drives?DLoad and run the HDD diagnostics from the drive manuf. site. The programs let you create a bootable floppy or CD to test those drives and see if they are working properly or getting ready to fail. I would also unplug both drives and power up that machine and let it run to see if that noise happens again. If it does then it wasn't a HDD noise ...possibly a fan failing or a bad power supply which will both cause booting problems.Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then USE an application to fixed your HDD.Quote from: SHENGTON on July 11, 2007, 08:25:40 AM Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then use an application to fixed your HDD. Skip this advice until we determine what the issue is...Quote from: patio on July 11, 2007, 09:35:20 AM Quote from: SHENGTON on July 11, 2007, 08:25:40 AM Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then use an application to fixed your HDD. Skip this advice until we determine what the issue is... Personally, I'd skip most of this guy's advice.I found the Raid drivers (On Floppy) and and along with the Xp install disk used F6 to try and get into repair/recovery and my system again told me it cannot detect any of my Hitachi HDDs. But I was able to advance further with the Raid drivers but got the same message. I pressed Rthe was asked where I want ot repair and then the message came up telling me The drives are not being detected. I pulled the box off its shelf and took the cover off. The connections are fine, both power and sata cables I checked the voltage 5v and 12v as it should be. I plugged them back in without a monitor attached and the powered up and it seemed the disk were turning. I CAREFULLY put a screwdriver to the metal plate on top of the drives and the other to my ear and listened for strange noises. on one drive there was a slight something at startup then it stopped.The other drive seemed smoother at startup. I could also feel some vibration with my fingers but PERHAPS that is normal. The Seagate IDE I have HOOKED via the PCI card was the smoothest. Mother board is a Intel D975XBX2 (New) so are the Hitachi HDDs. If I go to Bios and look in Advance then Drive configuration and I was able to see the Hitachi drives I am Raid 0 is there any thing else i can do?

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After deragging and installing software, I got a message that my system32/hal.dll is missing but before that I heard some noises from the inside of my computer, Hard Drive I beleive. So I quickly shut down since I never heard that hummm before.
Now I cannot even boot up in Safe mode or get to the POINT to try a system restore with the OS CD .
OS win XP. The message keeps stopping me.
When trying to recover with the CD, I ran into a wall and had to bail out because I got a message that Windows could not detect a HDD in my system
Sata hard drives 2x80gig New since April 07
I have a feeling I am in trouble, is there any one out there that can save me or is time to buy more hard drives?DLoad and run the HDD diagnostics from the drive manuf. site. The programs let you create a bootable floppy or CD to test those drives and see if they are working properly or getting ready to fail.

I would also unplug both drives and power up that machine and let it run to see if that noise happens again. If it does then it wasn't a HDD noise ...possibly a fan failing or a bad power supply which will both cause booting problems.Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then USE an application to fixed your HDD.Quote from: SHENGTON on July 11, 2007, 08:25:40 AM

Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then use an application to fixed your HDD.

Skip this advice until we determine what the issue is...Quote from: patio on July 11, 2007, 09:35:20 AM

Quote from: SHENGTON on July 11, 2007, 08:25:40 AM
Much better reformat your HDD. If you don't want to reformat your computer then use an application to fixed your HDD.

Skip this advice until we determine what the issue is...

Personally, I'd skip most of this guy's advice.I found the Raid drivers (On Floppy) and and along with the Xp install disk used F6 to try and get into repair/recovery and my system again told me it cannot detect any of my Hitachi HDDs. But I was able to advance further with the Raid drivers but got the same message. I pressed Rthe was asked where I want ot repair and then the message came up telling me The drives are not being detected.
I pulled the box off its shelf and took the cover off.
The connections are fine, both power and sata cables
I checked the voltage 5v and 12v as it should be.
I plugged them back in without a monitor attached and the powered up and it seemed the disk were turning. I CAREFULLY put a screwdriver to the metal plate on top of the drives and the other to my ear and listened for strange noises. on one drive there was a slight something at startup then it stopped.The other drive seemed smoother at startup. I could also feel some vibration with my fingers but PERHAPS that is normal. The Seagate IDE I have HOOKED via the PCI card was the smoothest.
Mother board is a Intel D975XBX2 (New) so are the Hitachi HDDs. If I go to Bios and look in Advance then Drive configuration and I was able to see the Hitachi drives
I am Raid 0
is there any thing else i can do?

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