harddrive problem

[oneeleven]

something happened to my hard drive. when I turn my pc on
I get a message saying <windows root> \ system32\
hal.dll is missing or corrupt.
how can I recover or reinstall this file

 

[Patrick]

something happened to my hard drive. when I turn my pc on
I get a message saying <windows root> \ system32\
hal.dll is missing or corrupt.
how can I recover or reinstall this file

Have a look at below link, found with Google search string "hal.dll"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_haldll_missing.htm