What could cause a windows hal.dll setup error?

Answer by  Atomicrayon (2504)

Corrupted drivers or registries. These sorts of errors are usually atypical of some form of virus, or perhaps you even accidentally deleted an important file.

Answer by  kevincai96 (669)

Do not attempt to fix it. Instead, run a virus scan. "hall.DLL" is a commonly known virus, disguised as a system config file. Seek the help of a computer technician.

Answer by  niranjan (25)

There can be two reasons for this error, a damaged hal. dll or DLL file which might have been moved or deleted from the location. Damage in the hard drive or missing or damaged boot file can also cause this error. Some ways you can solve the error is either restart the computer. Or check proper boot order in BIOS

Answer by  Atomicrayon (2504)

It is most likely a corrupted file from your installation CD being scratched, or at worst, you've gotten a virus. It's best to attempt a second install, and if the file is still corrupted to attempt to download it manually.

Answer by  ardentblarney (32)

An error like this can have several causes. One of them happens when windows hasn't fully loaded or it could be that the hal.dll has been damaged or become corrupted. The hal.dll could also have been deleted or moved from its proper location. It could also be a missing or damaged i file or a damaged hard disk.

Answer by  chshaun (6)

this problem can occur if the i file is corrupted , missing , may contain incorrect entries or may be damaged

Answer by  ArunVivek (143)

If you are facing hard disk hal. dll error. This error pops out if 'hal. dll missing or corrupt' then you need to run a repair setup of Windows XP or Please re-install a copy of the above file in the Winnt_root\System32\Hal. dll system location. Your prolem is fixed

Answer by  mahes (32209)

Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Winnt_root\System32\Ntoskrnl. exe Please re-install a copy of the above file. Winnt_root\System32\Hal. dll missing or corrupt: