How to Replace a Bad Corrupt Hal.Dll File

1. Put the Windows CD-ROM into your computer's optical drive. Restart the system.
2. Press a key to boot from the CD-ROM drive when prompted.
3. Push 'R' when the 'Welcome to Setup' screen appears. Choose the Windows installation that is having issues from the list of installed operating systems. Type the administrator password and press 'Enter.' Press 'Enter' without typing a password if you don't have an administrator password set.
4. Type the command 'expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32\hal.dll,' where 'd:' is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive and 'c:' is the drive letter of your hard drive. Press 'Enter.'
5. Remove the CD-ROM from the optical drive. Type 'exit' and restart the computer. Attempt to boot into Windows.