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Fix your hal.dll error

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hal.dll, File description: Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

Errors related to hal.dll can arise for a few different different reasons. For instance, a faulty application, hal.dll has been deleted or misplaced, corrupted by malicious software present on your PC or a damaged Windows registry.

The most commonly occurring error messages are:

  • The program can't start because hal.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.
  • There was a problem starting hal.dll. The specified module could not be found.
  • Error loading hal.dll. The specified module could not be found.
  • The code execution cannot proceed because hal.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
  • hal.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vender for support.

In the vast majority of cases, the solution is to properly reinstall hal.dll on your PC, to the Windows system folder. Alternatively, some programs, notably PC games, require that the DLL file is placed in the game/application installation folder.

For detailed installation instructions, see our FAQ.

Additional details about hal.dll

The Hal.dll-file lets the applications in "Microsoft Windows" communicate with your PC’s hardware. It prevents applications from directly accessing your PC’s memory, CPU, and other hardware devices, this feature is built to stabilize your operating system and prevent it from crashing.

The error messages stating that the Hal.dll-file is missing or corrupt usually appears in the start-up process of your PC. Windows has not fully loaded and started as it appears. There are different causes to why problems with Hal.dll generates. Some are: a damaged Hal.dll file, or the Hal.dll file has been moved or deleted. Another cause for errors with Hal.dll is a damaged or missing “boot.ini” file or a physically damaged hard drive.

One solution to your problems could be to download the Hal.dll file and re-install it in its intended folder. In which way your PC can locate it and maybe function normally.

Comments made by users:

S O L V E D !!!!compaq mini 110 netbook (110c-1040DX)had the same problem, tried EVERYONE's suggestions, (expanding hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe from the install disk) (rebuilding bootcfg) all sorts of stuff, nothing worked. SOOOO i finally took matters into my own hands, and fixed it. it had nothing to do with hal.dll or any other files. here's what i did : 1. get to command prompt, through recovery console or bootdisk, whatever's clever. 2. type in " C: " then "EDIT BOOT.INI " i changed the settings under [boot loader] AND [operating systems] to read as follows: - [boot loader] - timeout=30 - default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS - [operating systems] - multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional " /noexecute=optin /fastdetectnote that wordwrap screwed up that last line, but you get the idea. FIXED! i couldn't believe it. i thought i was screwed i spent about 4 hours trying to get the little bastard to boot, and when i edited my c:boot.ini to look like above, it then booted up from the internal HD(i know, its not a HD, its flash memory but same diff to me) LIKE BUTTA ! i was very impressed with myself, as i could not find anyone in any forum who could help me out. so try that, friends, let me know if you got results.


I found a fix to the missing hal.dll that caused me to reinstall several systems. This time I managed to start the computer without a complete reinstall. All you need is a Windows XP Home or Pro cd. It can be sp1 or sp2. Yes a service pack 1 cd will fix a service pack 2 "existing" installation the way we are going to do it here. I can\'t say if a Home Edition cd would work with a Pro installation or vice versa. I haven\'t tried that yet. Anyway you will also need a boot disk. First step would be boot from the Windows XP cd (sp1 or sp2) and follow throught the steps untill you are asked what you want to do - "Install Windows" or "Fix Windows using the Recovery console?" Choose to install windows again. Follow instruction and when you get to the part that asks "what partition do you want to install it on" select the same partition you installed your previous Windows installation on. The basic idea here is you will be installing 2 operating sytems on the same computer and on the same partition. When you do - it will detect the previous installation and ask you how you prefer to install it. You'll have 2 choices and they are to install the new files to the existing "windows" folder (which will cause you to loose everything) or you can create another folder to install the fresh copy of windows. Don't worry we are not going to actually install windows we are just going to tell the computer we are and then we'll back out of doing it. As for now don't install it to windows but change the name to "windows2". Then confirm the procedure!! The cd will start going through the process of loading the drivers again for a full install and when it comes to the point that it says something like - "Windows has finished performing maintenance on you hard drive" then it will try to restart. Remove the cd and on restart enter the bios and disable the cdrom as a boot option. Exit bios and restart. The computer should start but if it doesn't put the boot disk back in and then it should start. After it starts you should not have to use the floppy to boot any more. Hal.dll has messed with me one to many times!!!!!! Good Luck - Don Ho

solution: TO recover the hal.dll file. Here's How: 1. Enter Windows XP Recovery Console. 2. When you reach the command line prompt (detailed in Step 6 in the link above), type the following and then press Enter: expand d:i386hal.dl_ c:windowssystem32 Using the expand command as shown above, d represents the drive letter assigned to the optical drive that your Windows XP CD is currently in. While this is most often d, your system could assign a different letter. Also, c:windows represents the drive and folder that Windows XP is currently installed on. Again, this is most often the case but your system could be different. 3. If you're prompted to overwrite the file, press Y. 4. Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC. Assuming that a missing or corrupt hal.dll file was your only issue, Windows XP should now start normally.

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 4b7b5deed2920c1e642424f9ae4b4694
SHA-1: 0d5ce6ee9960db214a834e76de7b4a70e77aea26
Zip file size: 8.7 kb
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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: e4cab983c40f9840cdf25667552c2df4
SHA-1: 03612381fec5f69eef932efda8f8bc1aedcb1e99
Zip file size: 0.23 MB
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10.0.18362.752

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0.59 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 982408ef5ce8824eb8e232f32e0c170e
SHA-1: b98d415457f1ad07963e8162d3273338c0b9c755
Zip file size: 0.3 MB

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10.0.18362.145

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0.59 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 3934c2775493f0ad3e90fc64bbe0f210
SHA-1: cdcf1145cd5e76f8b1abe64f1f08c72745b32d2d
Zip file size: 0.3 MB
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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: a194e0f19a739df314fb07f2f1b5e42a
SHA-1: 0825d09b824bc972cc59301bf3b7fef69e4ea771
Zip file size: 0.25 MB

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10.0.14393.0

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0.41 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 7ee0c680fa7464868e949fdf26449388
SHA-1: 7fdf38f45958cf891fdc383050fac694eeae530f
Zip file size: 0.23 MB

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10.0.10586.420

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 39231a451d553196a909d02c05945ced
SHA-1: f07012dde3f1edebaf056ff57a41bfef6e45fabd
Zip file size: 0.23 MB

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6.3.9600.17196

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0.4 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 08dca300264238f9ae941302321f3d54
SHA-1: a2c5d1665663a75f3ac525f6f13155dd577b801e
Zip file size: 0.22 MB
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6.3.9600.17031

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0.32 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: cccf31362d68f749b7ee835c30bf30ea
SHA-1: 3e629bda055a4f8dc434519351a531f16be497ea
Zip file size: 0.19 MB

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6.2.9200.16442

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0.3 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 0ec3c2c84fc95b03acedb54acbb35503
SHA-1: e04b3f0f1a7e8c869cb111e498694f9145ff771b
Zip file size: 0.17 MB

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6.1.7601.17514

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0.19 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 1bf0d4727fdb437d513cff8a9359c050
SHA-1: be88990b4f671c76bf1932bd8d63f9cd89ada82f
Zip file size: 0.11 MB

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6.0.6002.18005

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0.17 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: b8d52005181a15d7d1470cbf2af214dd
SHA-1: 5be37b8e2cdf4cea334d0070ecf0421b08936732
Zip file size: 0.1 MB

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6.0.6001.18000

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0.17 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: a00b0edd048786e30ebb2da65d9a8f74
SHA-1: cc4f5ed115c6550a6dff12cb0f9ec89e9c031bf9
Zip file size: 0.1 MB

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6.0.6001.18000

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0.22 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: d63c785a6ef1a3de684781698a0cc9af
SHA-1: 19653dad5582d85ba40416bed6018e0d2d146261
Zip file size: 0.11 MB

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5.1.2600.5687

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0.13 MB

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: e33de9c65b3625bdd00c1313179da5a5
SHA-1: 6b68cf579bc52af09426aa50dd55940d94097209
Zip file size: 52.9 kb

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5.1.2600.5512

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79.3 kb

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: c4ba879b581be34536fe01f79ac28631
SHA-1: 43789ee6d9012aaf17b66c48d411a7d99778ef3e
Zip file size: 43.6 kb

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5.1.2600.2180

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79.4 kb

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: 4af58ca3425f28fc5e3db47dc122f722
SHA-1: 1069d4885c580f15d27f2ca7f0e7f62cebb87d70
Zip file size: 43.6 kb

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5.1.2600.2180

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Microsoft Corporation

Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL

MD5: c321c95318495909a0066fb0edc97287
SHA-1: 05a8e9f2bc4c4b327a84ef8594eeb124e8fdd490
Zip file size: 58.2 kb

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