The problem first started when I restarted my computer, and i got the "The following files is either missing or curropt: <Windows Root>\System32\hal.dll Please re-install the following files."
So before I tried a scratched up XP disk, wouldn't read, obviously. So then I tried an Ubuntu Live CD to try to be able to replace hal.dll from there. However, the installation was messed up, and wouldn't let me install it, and I think may have messsed something up.
Now, when I got a working XP disk (I burnt a copy of my friends...it was on an CD-RW disk, is that a problem?) I put it in, and try to boot from CD. Now, it does exactly what it does when I boot from HD, but if I boot from Ubuntu Live, it does not. I read that burnt CDs have a low chance of working, so should I try to use an original copy?
I believe theres a quick message right before about "Invalid boot.ini loading from c:\windows" I cannot read the rest. Any solutions?
So before I tried a scratched up XP disk, wouldn't read, obviously. So then I tried an Ubuntu Live CD to try to be able to replace hal.dll from there. However, the installation was messed up, and wouldn't let me install it, and I think may have messsed something up.
Now, when I got a working XP disk (I burnt a copy of my friends...it was on an CD-RW disk, is that a problem?) I put it in, and try to boot from CD. Now, it does exactly what it does when I boot from HD, but if I boot from Ubuntu Live, it does not. I read that burnt CDs have a low chance of working, so should I try to use an original copy?
I believe theres a quick message right before about "Invalid boot.ini loading from c:\windows" I cannot read the rest. Any solutions?