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XP Pro Repair Install

  • 30-07-2008 12:22pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭


    I am trying to boot from the XP Pro cd to run a repair installation -- but everytime i start to boot from it, i get "sparrow.sys is corrupt, press any key to reboot". everytime.

    Can anyone help me?

    The reason for me trying to do this was upon the advice of one of my colleagues I imaged an HP NC6120 an NC6320 image and he said to just update the drivers

    I booted up and got an error message Windows could not start because the following files were missing or corrupt
    <Windows root >\system32\hall.dll
    Please reinstall a copy of the abve file


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  • #2
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,242 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I imaged an HP NC6120 an NC6320 image and he said to just update the drivers

    So... wait a second. You imaged a machine with an image that was designed for another model and you're surprised that it doesn't work?! Why did you have to image it yourself? Your friend is obviously a moron.

    Get yourself a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD (google it) and boot into DOS with NTFS support. You should then be able to swap out the disk, go to it's dir and then go into the i386 folder. hal.dll is in there, you can just do something along the lines of;

    copy d:\i386\hal.dll c:\windows\system32\hal.dll

    Sorted.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Achilles wrote: »
    So... wait a second. You imaged a machine with an image that was designed for another model and you're surprised that it doesn't work?! Why did you have to image it yourself? Your friend is obviously a moron.

    Get yourself a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD (google it) and boot into DOS with NTFS support. You should then be able to swap out the disk, go to it's dir and then go into the i386 folder. hal.dll is in there, you can just do something along the lines of;

    copy d:\i386\hal.dll c:\windows\system32\hal.dll

    Sorted.

    Yeah I had my doubts and i have seen him doing this before I just assumed he had tested it with this model
    I have asked for help after it being left like this and i got the response "dunno" or "I'm busy" :rolleyes:
    I will try get a chance after lunch
    Thanks a million


  • #4
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,242 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yeah I had my doubts and i have seen him doing this before I just assumed he had tested it with this model
    I have asked for help after it being left like this and i got the response "dunno" or "I'm busy" :rolleyes:
    I will try get a chance after lunch
    Thanks a million

    But It begs the question... why did the machine have to be reimaged in the first place?


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Achilles wrote: »
    But It begs the question... why did the machine have to be reimaged in the first place?

    Its a standard procedure after a re issue also this machine is being issued to our calibration department and they insist upon it as they put their own software and settings to the original setup on it


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