So I have a brand new computer that I'm trying to install Windows XP on. I have a 2 gig USB drive, a 500 gig USB drive and 3 different internal hard drives to use and I have a CD titled:
"Operating System
Re installation CD
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Including Service Pack 1"
That I got with a previous computer.
I popped in the CD and started installing XP as usual but about half way through it froze. After waiting about an hour I restarted it and it didn't work (of course). I popped in a different hard drive from another computer and loaded up off of that and then I cleared the files from my new HDD that had the failed installation install on them.
Then I removed the HDD with the working OS and put the CD back to try again and install the OS on my new drive and now I get this message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>/system32/hal/dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
I need a VERY clear and easy STEP by STEP post of how to get a OS (XP or Windows 7) on my new hard drive. I have a legitimate windows 7 key but no windows 7 CD (got it through school) and I have a legitimate .ISO windows XP file on my thumb drive but it is not bootable for some reason.
Please help. Thanks.
"Operating System
Re installation CD
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Including Service Pack 1"
That I got with a previous computer.
I popped in the CD and started installing XP as usual but about half way through it froze. After waiting about an hour I restarted it and it didn't work (of course). I popped in a different hard drive from another computer and loaded up off of that and then I cleared the files from my new HDD that had the failed installation install on them.
Then I removed the HDD with the working OS and put the CD back to try again and install the OS on my new drive and now I get this message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>/system32/hal/dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.
I need a VERY clear and easy STEP by STEP post of how to get a OS (XP or Windows 7) on my new hard drive. I have a legitimate windows 7 key but no windows 7 CD (got it through school) and I have a legitimate .ISO windows XP file on my thumb drive but it is not bootable for some reason.
Please help. Thanks.