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Win_root System32 Hal.dll missing or corrupt

July 11, 2009 by Robert Owen

Had a dandy today.  A client called saying that their computer would no longer boot.  When I asked them if there was any kind of error message, they read me the following: Win_root\System32\Hal.dll missing or corrupt: Please re-install a copy of the above file. Sounds serious, huh?  It is.  When I arrived at the office there was an ominous “clicking” sound coming from the hard drive area of the computer. (cue scary music)  And we …

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Categories MicroSoft, Support Tags Administrator Account, Cd Drive, Cd Rom, Chkdsk R, Cue, Dl, Error Message, Hard Disk, Hard Drive, Hd Drive, Loading Press, Lt, MicroSoft, Number 1, Placeholder, Press Any Key, Scary Music, Type Exit, Windows Xp, Windows Xp Cd
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