Help, my laptop has crashed and keeps coming up with:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re - install a copy of the above file.
The problem is that I don't have the original Windows XP CD for the laptop. I have a XP CD for my PC and also a full version of ME which has not been used as yet but I may be a bit thick as I just can't think of a way to format the hard drive to put another OS onto it to get it started.
Any help would be appreciated or should I just scrap the hard drive and buy a new one, cheers, Kets
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re - install a copy of the above file.
The problem is that I don't have the original Windows XP CD for the laptop. I have a XP CD for my PC and also a full version of ME which has not been used as yet but I may be a bit thick as I just can't think of a way to format the hard drive to put another OS onto it to get it started.
Any help would be appreciated or should I just scrap the hard drive and buy a new one, cheers, Kets