Charles, Take a look at a Langa List tip: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185301251
Fred is a good guy and its worthwhile subscribing to his free weekly list - now called windows secrets. I use it a lot and have now subscribed to the paid (Pay what you feel it is worth amount) version. It might help. Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Hart Enzer, M.D. Sent: 12 February 2008 05:15 To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] Boot Up Problems I use XP SP2. Booting in safe mode: bad/missing [windows root>\system32\hal.dll file] Story: Returned from lunch and screen black and frozen. I put in cradle my PDA and it started recharging. I put in a Memory Stick and it started to exchange with the desktop. Alt-Ctl-Del did not work. Rebooted and Windows XP screen froze after 2.5 cycyles of the three balls thru the temperature bar. Cold boot, same freeze in Windows Xp screen. Safe mode froze and Mup.sys. I detached everything but power. I booted and waited until drive lite out. Connecting Monitor, same freeze. I then cold booted and waited 45 minutes and she booted. Safe boot then gave error about bad/missing [windows root>\system32\hal.dll file]. -- Shai -- Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://homepages.uc.edu/ ~enzerch --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- text/html (html body -- converted) --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
