hazmat1963,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

See if the link below will help resolve the error.

Microsoft KB Article

hi i had the same problem on my pc i changed the memory it became ok the message removed . after sometime many internet surfing so many junc will be sitting on your memory. .

but i have the same message on my labtop i changed the memory it is sill shows the same message. i do not know what to do.

When am trying to restart my system, I am getting this error message \system32\hal.dll missing or corrupt.  My OS is XP PRO I can not get past the black page that displays this message. I have attempted to reboot with the CD that DELL provided with purchase and it does nothing. The PC is a XPS 400 Deminsion 9150. I see others with the same symptom in this forum. Is there a virus out to cause this?

There is a youtube video  that might help you. See link below,

IF you really want a fast solution for this without any further delay use your OS disc .

If Windows XP do a Second repair option.

If Windows 7/ Vista Do a Repair from Diagnostic tools

hazmat1963,

 

Let's try the Dell article on this...

 

How Do I Fix the "hal.dll is missing or corrupt" Error Message?

 

 

Rick

If you need the instructions in detail let me know at fastfix.gofreeserve.com

My security will not allow me to go to that site. It appears that there have been reports of spamming from fastfix..