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# gah
ning b3ta

who would like to help me fix my pc (corrupt hal.dll on boot) given that I have neither a) original XP CD or b) another pc running XP

gah
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:33, archived)
# I have no idea how to help you, but I hope it goes ok.
Ning Nibblypig *pats face*
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:34, archived)
# hello!
yes, it has been rubbish so far

yesterday I had a bill for £12k
today my comupter's fucked
I expect tomorrow someone will steal my feet
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:41, archived)
# Fucking hell. *protects your feet*
(I helped save b3ta! Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:45, archived)
# Have you tried switching it off and on again?
/sorry
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:35, archived)
# oh yes, I have had two hours of that so far
this is the first time that hasn't worked
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:37, archived)
# hmmm
have you tried posting your problem on less flippant message boards?
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 8 May 2009, 9:36, archived)
# haha
no, because nobody is cleverer than b3ta
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:39, archived)
# then what are you talking to us on?
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Fri 8 May 2009, 9:39, archived)
# my girlfriend's pc
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:40, archived)
# My girlfriend is PC too, but don't worry
after a while you should be able to convince her that taking it up the arse is perfectly acceptable
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:44, archived)
# Well, I'm not getting any, so I'm not even going to give my normal advice when it comes to OS.
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Fri 8 May 2009, 9:49, archived)
# He's talking to us purely by the power of love alone.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:43, archived)
# get an XP CD from a friend
go to recovery console
type bootcfg /rebuild
(I helped save b3ta! pzyko Query failed., Fri 8 May 2009, 9:41, archived)
# this is what I'm thinking
*torrents*
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:43, archived)
# what did you think you were doing, dave?
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:41, archived)
# oh man, that never gets old
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:42, archived)
# mind the piss
(I helped save b3ta! IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:44, archived)
# fools seldom differ :)
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:55, archived)
# Corrupt HAL.dll?
I can't let you fix that, Dave...
(I helped save b3ta! IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:43, archived)
# have you tried installing emule, borrowing a copy of XP
and installing that?
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:44, archived)
# ta
I've been looking at all that

seems you can't do anything without the CD
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:47, archived)
# noone round about to burnor give you
a disc? ... you could download an Ubuntu live system onto a pendrive and then get a bit torrent of the xp disc... then burn that onto CD
(I helped save b3ta! Prof UnderCover evitable, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:57, archived)
# Shitting in the CD drive, right click explore and investigate your poop?
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:45, archived)
# try
shanegfowler.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/missing-haldll-error-corrupt-bootini-file-quick-fix/

www.troublefixers.com/how-to-fix-haldll-is-missing-or-corrupt-in-windows/

but bad news i doesn't look fixable without a upgrade or full cd
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 Currently Orienteering With Napalm Death, Fri 8 May 2009, 9:49, archived)