How to fix Trouble:

hal.dll is missing or corrupt in windows

One of our readers Senthil wrote When I switch on the computer the following error will displayed : <windowsro ot>\system32\hal.dll is missing or corrupt please reinstall the copy of above fi le

What is hal.dll ? Short for Hardware Abstraction Layer, HAL is an operating system programming lay er that enables the operating system to operate with a hardware device. hal.dll is the dynamic link library file that implements the functionality of HAL. hard disk hal.dll error

When hal.dll missing or corrupt message appears, it can be because of damaged or m issing hal.dll file. It can also be because of some wrong entries in boot.ini fi le in case you are using two operating systems on your computer. Also it can be because of improper BIOS entries of the disk drives etc.

Lets have a look on how this can be fixed. Fix:

We have checks and steps you need to follow to fix this error:

Step 1: Check the boot device order in BIOS. For this follow the steps below: * Restart your computer and keep pressing the Delete button on keyboard. Thi s will take you to BIOS screen. * Go to Boot Menu in BIOS and verify that your hard disk which contains Wind ows installation is the topmost in boot sequence if you have more than one hard disk. Step 2: If the above step does not solve your problem, then you need to repair t he boot.ini file. See this link for the same.

Step 3: In most of the cases, Step 1 on checking the boot order and Step 2 on re pair of boot.ini file will fix the problem. In case the problem is still there, you need to replace the hal.dll from Windows XP Boot disk. For this, boot the co mputer with the help of Windows XP Boot CD, select the repair setup. On command prompt, type the command as below: expand x:\i386\hal.dl_ y:\windows\system32\hal.dll

Where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM and Y is drive letter of your windows partition (usually c: )

Step 4: Even after Step3 if you are facing a problem, then you need to run a rep air setup of Windows XP. See this link for details.

Step5: If you are still facing the problem, then unfortunately your Hard Disk Dr ive has gone faulty, you need to get it replaced.