From: s@b   
      
   "Andrew Wilson"  wrote in   
   news:mzSVr.758228$IP4.409740@fx26.am4:   
      
   > Hello again   
   > Have tried using a laptop running with WinXPSP3 but after the POST   
   > screen it seems to die leaving a black screen with blinking cursor.   
   > I have tried to reactivate using three different Win XP CD's in case   
   > of boot problems. Two are no use at all whilst one of them comes up   
   > with 'Set up is inspecting your current configuration' but then hangs.   
   > I have also made a boot floppy from this Windows XP installation using   
   > win.ini, NTLDR and Ntdetect.com   
   > This seems to run but puts up:   
   >   
   > Windows could not start because the following file is missing or   
   > corrupt: /system32/hal.dll   
   > Please reinstall a copy of the above file   
   >   
   > If I can't get a WinXP CD to even run how do I do this please or has   
   > the hard drive/memory died?   
   > Thanks   
   > aw56001   
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   You dont, when the hard drive/memory has died.   
   You repair the hard drive/memory, then start install.   
      
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