HAL.dll error on winxp install

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HAL.dll error on winxp install

Tried installing XP SP2 on BootCamp (latest Leopard + updates).Launched Bootcamp Assistant, split equally (i need a big ntfs partition for XP) Inserted XP SP2 install CD (original retail version), rebooted. Loaded Bootcamp and showed me that i have a FAT32 partition, this is unacceptable for me so i reformatted it to NTFS by windows setup(Full format). Then it copied setup files and then upon first reboot a message popped windows root/%system32%/hal.dll is corrupt or not available, dont remember exactly how it spelles but this is standart windows setup message when boot.ini is corrupted. So what should i do to make it working for me ?

I'm a convert, i bought my MBP his year in march. I assume that any newbie may had some problems adopting to new archirecture but i almost cannot use my mbp the way it is advertised. All my USb devices are laggy in Leopard, so i installed winxp sp2 on VMWare/Parallels, in winxp is all working but music making software runs very slow in virtual machines so i decided to use bootcamp. And now i even cannot install xp. Sad, i have a gig soon and i will ask my friend to give me his Asus laptop so i can somehow play my live gig.

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mbp Santa Rosa/LED/ 2.4/2Gb/200GB, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Apr 16, 2008 6:24 AM

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kdb1

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Apr 16, 2008 6:33 AM in response to ~cntr

It's not a Boot Camp issue, it's a Windows issue, you will have to re-install.

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Apr 16, 2008 6:40 AM in response to kdb1

Tried reinstall, the same message appears. of coorz i reformatted it first by windows setup. Tried quick format and the long one. Not helped. Then i booted back to Leo and deleted bootcamp partition,rebooted again to make shure it apears as expected, one big Macintosh HD 200Gb. then i tried it again, maybe i overlooked something. Bootcamp assistant>split equally>insert other winxp sp2 setup cd that i have at work (retail)>rebooted>reformatted to NTFS(long format)>windows setup copied files>then press enter to restart>same hal.dll error. sorry. i feel stupid =))))

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kdb1

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Apr 16, 2008 6:47 AM in response to ~cntr

This used to happen to me when using copies of Windows discs, everything would work fine until the hal.dll error, I would have to re burn another copy until one worked.
Are you using a new retail disc? it could be corrupt try and exchange it.
If you are using a back-up disc try burning a new copy.

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~cntr Author

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Apr 16, 2008 7:43 AM in response to kdb1

Yes i used original MS disks( not pirated).BTw the disks are new, not used until now. And no scratches on them.Yes i used back-up disks too coz i thought that maybe MBP dvd drive not reading them well > same error

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kdb1

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Apr 16, 2008 8:21 AM in response to ~cntr

Exchange the discs, you may have just been unlucky and got a faulty one.

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~cntr Author

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Apr 16, 2008 10:09 AM in response to kdb1

Will try it now, got some original XP SP2 disks from work. Maybe yesterday was not my day =))

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~cntr Author

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Apr 17, 2008 2:39 AM in response to kdb1

no use, tried original disks, burned disks, cd-r, cdrw. %system32$/ hal.dll not found.
And if i mount this ntfs partition in OSX theres no files on it.

btw, can someone confirm that one can install winxp on bootcmp on NEWEST Penryn macbookpro's ?

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Petrjohn

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Apr 17, 2008 5:33 AM in response to ~cntr

Yes - I have installed XP SP2 on a Penryn notebook in bootcamp with no problems.
I have a 30 GB partition formatted as FAT 32.
Have your tried restoring hal.dll from the XP disk?

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/restorehaldll.htm

Good Luck

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kdb1

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Apr 17, 2008 5:41 AM in response to ~cntr

Here are two ways of fixing the missing hal.dll

using the XP install tools.

Option 1:

Boot from your CD and follow the directions to start Recovery Console. Then:

Attrib -H -R -S C:\Boot.ini
DEL C:\Boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Fixboot

Option 2:

Boot from your install disc and follow the directions below to start Recovery Console.

Insert the Setup disc and restart the computer. If prompted, select any options required to boot from the CD.
When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts; choose the repair or recover option by pressing R.

If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access from the Recovery Console.
When prompted, type the Administrator password. (if you didn’t create one try pressing enter).

At the system prompt, type Recovery Console commands; type help for a list of commands, or help commandname for help on a specific command.

Most likely you will need to expand the file from the CD. The command would be expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32\hal.dll. Substitute d: for the drive letter of your CD. Once you have expanded the file type “exit” to exit the Recovery Console and restart the computer.

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vandozza

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Apr 17, 2008 6:11 AM in response to ~cntr

I was also having this issue.
Did some reading around, and found that a common solution is to make sure that you format the drive that XP will be installed onto (using the long/full format, not the quick format option.)

Definitely worked for me, and others from what I have read.

Should be straight forward, just will take a little longer to fully format the XP partition.

edit - just to clarify, format using the option during the XP install process, the blue screen one.

Lee

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~cntr Author

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Apr 17, 2008 7:09 AM in response to Petrjohn

yes i tried all options, short/long format, clean install/repair install(after hal.dll issue) BUT, i do not need FAT32 cause i need big size disk like 100GB or even more.( i do not need to write to NTFS from OSX) So the FAT32 is not an option for me.

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Apr 17, 2008 7:11 AM in response to vandozza

tried the long format too - no use, same error message about hal.dll

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vandozza

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Apr 17, 2008 2:56 PM in response to ~cntr

long format NTFS style?
I havn't tried FAT formatting.

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vandozza

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Apr 17, 2008 3:01 PM in response to vandozza

actually I remember some further instructions.

They were to -

- use the bootcamp installer to partition the drive.
- boot xp installer
- use xp installer to long format the partition (but DO NOT destroy/remove the partition setup that bootcamp has structured. Just simply long /full format the partition it created. If you remove the partition using the XP installer this hall.dll error seems to reappear.)
- following long/full format, install as normal.

As I said above, I used the long NTFS format, and solved this hall.dll issue.
Did you possibly use Win XP installer to change the partitions?

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Apr 21, 2008 10:39 PM in response to vandozza

Got it working at last. Thanx. I booted back in OSX and formatted the partition as NTFS and then rebooted and XP install continued =)) I think your idea about formatting FAT32 partition that Bootcamp made as NTFS in XP installer would work too.

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