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I have replaced my motherboard and ended up having to get an entirely new copy of windows. The new copy of windows installed on C:\ and is working fine. The old version of windows is in the (partitioned) area of my hard drive "D:\" and I have totally formatted drive D:\ and there are NO operating system files on D:\.
The problem is when I start the computer, after the initial BIOS info and manufacturer info and loads, I get a this message:
Please select the operating system to start: Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice. Press enter to choose.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Windows will start automatically in: 26 (Then it counts down)
For advanced startup and troubleshooting options press F8.
The first option is the correct one that starts the OS! The other one needs to be gone.
If I choose the second option I get this message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please reinstall a copy of the file above.
Can anyone help me get rid of this screen and go straight to loading up Windows when I start my PC?
Thanks
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