subject: Fix Error- windows Could Not Start Because The Following File Is Missing Or Corrup [print this page] Microsoft offers an array of operating systems, Windows XP operating system is one of them. Microsoft Windows XP operating system makes use of a number of system files and data structures to work effectively. All the files and data structures work in tandem with one another to maintain the operating system in functional state. However, in some situations, the critical system files of Windows operating system may get damaged or deleted. In such cases, the computer system cannot boot up and so you come across a number of error messages.
Due to all the things mentioned above, you might experience inaccessibility of files stored on your Windows XP installed computer system. Also, these actions of Microsoft Windows might compel you to severe data loss situation so you require Windows data recovery software to fix the same, if the backup is not available. Now suppose, when you start Microsoft Windows XP installed computer system, you come across the following error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
Windows rootsystem32hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
The occurrence of error message terminates the booting process and displays your windows system to be inaccessible. Now you have to get your lost files back or else you might just lose the files forever.
Cause of the issue
This issue might arise due to any of the following reasons:
You are experiencing a bad partition or boot record (as a result of which Windows XP has gone damaged or corrupt)
The Windows hard drive or its file system is corrupt and damaged the Hal.dll file, the Ntoskrnl.exe file and the primary Windows boot record
The Ntoskrnl.exe and the Hal.dll files of your Windows XP operating system are corrupt.
In order to resolve the above mentioned issues behind the occurrence of the error message, here are some of the methods that you can follow:
Repair damaged Master boot record with the help of fixmbr command from the Microsoft Windows XP recovery console.
Keep a tab on the integrity and consistency of your Windows hard disk drive with the help of Chkdsk utility. It might also fix some minor errors of the file systems.
In case the aforementioned methods does not support you, format your system and reinstall the operating system to resolve all kinds of hard disk related issues.
However, formatting the hard drive might just remove all the files and result in a loss of significant amount of important data. At this point in time, you need to scan your Windows hard drive with the help of Windows Data Recovery to retrieve lost files. The windows data recovery tools are devised specifically to handle all kinds of data loss situations. Use these professional Windows data recovery tools to retrieve lost documents, PDFs, songs, videos and other important data saved in your windows partitions.
