Need Help For A Friend

[adrian2055]

Hey Guys,

A friend just e-mailed me with some issues she's having. She said that she tried fixing a com+ issue and somehow the file hal.exe disappeared. She tried to copy it from the xp disk but it wouldn't work so she just ordered a new hd and a transfer kit. Now after installing the new hard drive and installing xp pro she can't install sp2 (she's not installing sp3 due to all the problems she read that people were havng with it) and she can't installl drivers for the USB host controller, PCI simple com controller, and Network controller drivers for her pc. She tried using her xp disc, manual and automatic driver search and windows update all to no avail. She also can't use her mouse or transfer files from her old hard drive. Can someone tell me what she needs to do to install those drivers for her pc?

[Ponch]

somehow the file hal.exe disappeared. She tried to copy it from the xp disk but it wouldn't work so she just ordered a new hd and a transfer kit

I don't have any hal.exe. If the message was "missing hal.dll", I think she could have solved it with a repair console, booting from an XP cd.

[adrian2055]

somehow the file hal.exe disappeared. She tried to copy it from the xp disk but it wouldn't work so she just ordered a new hd and a transfer kit

I don't have any hal.exe. If the message was "missing hal.dll", I think she could have solved it with a repair console, booting from an XP cd.

That's what I was thinking. I thought it was hal.dll. I'll tell her to try the recovery console and see if that works