Problem expanding a module in recovery mode

[scott]

Got a bit of a problem... Got a Windows XP machine that on boot say
the hal.dll module is not found. So I loaded a Windows XP CD into the
drive, booted from it, and went into the recovery console mode. I then
found out I can't change directories into the \windows directory as I
get an access denied message. Tried the same thing but using the
Windows 2000 CD that I had. I was never asked for a userid and/or a
password. So what gives?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Possibly you can take ownership from a BartPE disk. Enough to edit boot.ini
anyway.

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022
(BartPE) bootable live windows CD-DVD: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

 

[scott]

Possibly you can take ownership from a BartPE disk. Enough to edit boot.ini
anyway.

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022
(BartPE) bootable live windows CD-DVD: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

How is editing the boot.ini file going to help?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Your Hal.dll error is caused by a bad entry in boot.ini. The [operating
system] line may not be right, or perhaps the 'default=..." statement refers
to the wrong disk. The MAP utility in Recovery Console has a 'map arc'
command that will expose your correct addresses for boot.ini.