Here is a clever trick. It requires another computer. May not work. Set up the bad drive so as to read it on another PC Either physically install the drive on another PC Or use the USB to IDE/SATA adapter cable and connect the broken machine's hard drive to another PC (Caution I tried buying such an adapter on eBay but the adapter didn't work) Windows on the good PC will mount the drive as E: or F: Be sure to have hidden files and system files set so they show. Folder options --> view tab Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" Run chkdsk on the bad drive Start--> Run --> regedit Highlight HKLM Go to File --> Load Hive This brings up a navigation tree of files. Find the file that is missing or corrupt and choose that one to load. It will be in E:(or F:\)Windows\System32\Config and will be called just SOFTWARE or SYSTEM Regedit will ask you to name the hive. Just type "badpc" or any old string. It is temporary Regedit will say "One or more files containing the registry were corrupt and had to be recovered by use of log files. The recovery was successful." You have just repaired the registry. Unload that hive, so highlight that "badpc" hive that you can now see under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and go to File --> Unload hive Put the fixed hard drive back in the broken computer. If you used the USB adapter, be sure to click the Safely remove hardware icon in the system tray.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Enzer, Charles (enzerch)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:52 PM Subject: RE: [NF] Bad/missing HAL.DLL > What is the next step in repairing? > > -- Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACAP -- > Volunteer Associate Professor of Psychiatry > University of Cincinnati Medical Center > Website: http://homepages.uc.edu/~enzerch > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Bad/missing HAL.DLL > > I don't understand why they are having you restore a computer instead of > just fixing the issue. > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACP > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Charles Hart Enzer, M.D., FAACP <[email protected]> >> Subject: [NF] Bad/missing HAL.DLL >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 10:31 AM >> **** Sorry, should have been >> originally sent as [NF] **************** >> >> Since the movers brought my Desktop PC to my new office, >> the PC has been >> slow, etc. >> >> **Machine seemed to be ok; but when Selecting [Safe >> Mode], two choices: >> * >> >> * *Window XP Professional* >> * *Window (default)* >> >> *The OEM **Support said that this means I have two >> operating systems. >> * >> *I asked PowerSpec -- the OEM -- to do a "total restore" >> with their OEM >> Recovery DVD. >> >> They had me delete the Master Boot Record. Then >> "Quick Restore" >> ** >> They had me do another quick recovery. >> >> Afterwards, same two choices in Safe Mode. >> >> I looked in [boot.ini]: >> * >> >> [boot loader] >> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS >> >> [operating systems] >> >> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows >> XP >> Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect >> >> *I then search for an [ini] file with [WINNT]. In >> addition to >> [boot.ini] there were two for drivers in >> C:\Powerspec\Drivers\MB\ATI_RC4\Driver: >> * >> >> * *C2_3159.INI* >> * *CX_3159.INI* >> >> *Support said either: >> * >> >> * *Bad hardrive* >> * *Bad cable >> * >> >> *I see these options: >> * >> >> * *Use Recovery Console from UC's XP CD and >> EXPAND hal.dll from CD's >> i386* >> * *From UC's CD and Recovery Console, >> **bootcfg /rebuild* >> * *From UC's CD and Recovery Console, >> **fixmbr* >> * *From UC's CD do a Clean Install >> * >> * *Try another cable* >> * *Test/New Harddrive* >> * *New Machine >> * >> >> *Anything else? >> >> And please list steps in sequence. >> >> Thank you.* >> >> -- *Charles *-- >> Website: *http://homepages.uc.edu/ >> <http://homepages.uc.edu/%7Eenzerch>~enzerch >> <http://homepages.uc.edu/%7Eenzerch>* >> >> >> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >> multipart/alternative >> text/plain (text body -- kept) >> text/html >> --- >> [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/030701c9f4ff$31d39f00$6801a...@dual ** 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.
