Windows XP , HP , IntelInside Trobelshooting
- by Jamil Hneini
My Windows XP PC has stopped booting. On start up, before Windows boots a screen appears saying:
Windows Could Not Boot: Could Not Find or Corrupted file <Windows root>\Sytem32\Hal.dll
Please Reinstall the file...
From that I understand that I have to reinstall the OS but my computer is so old that I have lost the backup and recovery disk.
My Computer's Info:
32Bit Computer
Pentium 4
Windows XP Service Pack 2
HP
History:
My Computer has 4 hard drives
2 internal 40 GB drives (C And D)
2 external 8GB drives (E And F)
Additional Info:
I need the files inside C And E
The computer reads my flash drive as a hard drive (8.45GB)(I have never booted while my USB pluged in while I was troubleshooting)
With some test I discovered that the C drive wasn't detected by the computer
I have already configured the boot order of BiOS
I have Set The SATA to IDE
The Question:
I have a setup for windows 8 32 bit how can I boot from my USB to run that setup?
If that isn't the proper way to handle this problem please tell me the proper way.